Rasuwa Flood Update: Rescue Operations Underway
Summary
Helicopters from the Nepali Army and private sector will be used from Thursday morning to rescue injured and stranded people after flooding in the Bhote Koshi river in Rasuwa. Injured victims will first be treated at army camps in Dhunche and Bidur before critical cases are transferred to Kathmandu.
Key Points
- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has decided to mobilize air transport for rescue operations in Rasuwa after flooding in the Bhote Koshi river.
- Injured people will be treated first at camps set up in Nepali Army barracks in Dhunche, Rasuwa, and Bidur, Nuwakot.
- Critical patients will be brought to Kathmandu for further treatment, while rescue operations are being organized by health condition.
- Relief materials for flood-affected people are being sent by land to the Nepali Army barracks in Bidur, Nuwakot.