Kathmandu, Oct. 7 -- Several districts that lost road connections after floods swept away roads and bridges following continuous rainfall on September 24 and 25 remain cut off from Nepal's national road network.

In Lamjung, repairs have restored the road to Chame in Manang, according to Satish Subedi, chief of the Dumre-Besisahar-Chame Road Project Office in Lamjung. "The road has been reopened up to Chame," Subedi said. "Traffic has started moving along sections damaged by the floods after temporary tracks were opened."

The road remains blocked beyond Chame. Vehicles previously travelled as far as Khangsar, about 3 km above Chame, but that section is currently inaccessible because a concrete bridge over the Marsyangdi river has been su...