Rescuers Intensify Efforts to Aid BhoteKoshi Flood Victims
Summary
Rescue and relocation efforts have been intensified after a sudden flood in the BhoteKoshi river in Rasuwa, with injured victims receiving emergency treatment and temporary health services being set up in Nuwakot. Security agencies are deploying drones, sniffer dogs, helicopters and relief materials while warning riverbank settlements to move to safe locations.
Key Points
- Rescue and relocation efforts for BhoteKoshi flood victims in Rasuwa have been stepped up with support from all three security agencies.
- Emergency medical care, temporary health services, and beds at APF Hospital in Satungal are being arranged for the injured and displaced.
- Armed Police units in Nuwakot, Dhading, and Chitwan have been placed on alert, while people in risky riverbank settlements are being told to move immediately.
- Drones, sniffer dogs, helicopters, and emergency relief materials are being deployed as authorities also work to prevent cholera and other waterborne diseases.
