Flood Victim Recounts Ordeal, Criticizes Rescue Efforts
Summary
A flood victim in Timure, Rasuwa, says he survived by chance after large rocks, mudslides and waves swept through the area, and he criticized the state’s delayed rescue response. He is being treated at Bir Hospital, where doctors said most admitted patients had minor injuries.
Key Points
- Tulsi Bahadur Bhandari, injured in the Timure flood, is receiving treatment at Bir Hospital in Kathmandu.
- He said large rocks, mudslides and waves swept away vehicles and claimed he saw several bodies after escaping to higher ground.
- Bhandari criticized the delayed rescue effort, saying helicopters were not used enough and he had to pay for one himself to reach Kathmandu.
- Bir Hospital said most of the six admitted patients were in normal condition, with one eye-injury patient referred to Tilganga Eye Hospital.
