Kathmandu, Sept. 22 -- Nepal's Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has issued an alert over a low-pressure system developing over the Bay of Bengal that could bring heavy rain across parts of the country from September 24 to 27, with Lumbini, Madhesh and Koshi provinces likely to receive higher-intensity rainfall.

The department has urged people to remain alert, particularly those living in the southern plains and areas along the Koshi provinces, as the weather system is expected to strengthen while moving west-northwest.

Barun Paudel, a senior meteorologist at the DHM, said the department was continuously monitoring the developing system.

"A low-pressure area has developed, and it is gradually strengthening and is expected t...