Nepal's Biratnagar Airport resumed operations on Saturday after incessant rainfall forced it to close for three days.

Footage filmed on October 20 shows the runway and nearby areas of the airport, situated in Nepal's eastern Morang District, submerged in flood water. Consequently, airline operators cancelled all flights to and from the airport.

Local media reported that flood water from the overflowing Keshaliya river had entered the airport.

Buddha Air, the leading airline company in the country, had been forced to cancel all flights between the capital Kathmandu and Biratnagar. Yeti Air also cancelled flights.

Flights resumed on Saturday, the local news website Khabarhub reported.

This footage was filmed and produced 20 October 2021.
The runway and parking area of the Biratnagar airport in Morang have submerged in floodwater on Wednesday morning following incessant rainfall. Consequently, airline operators have cancelled all flights from and to the airport scheduled for the day.

The airport office chief Utsav Kharel says the flooded Kesaliya stream entered the airport premises this morning. The flood is ever increasing and the floodwater is likely to enter office buildings also. Buddha Air, the leading airline company in the country, says all the flights between Kathmandu and Biratnagar have been cancelled. Yeti Air also says it has cancelled the flights.