From Army camps to hospitals, families desperately search for missing members
Summary
Families are searching army camps, police stations and Kathmandu hospitals for relatives missing after the Bhotekoshi flash flood. Authorities say more than 300 people have been rescued, while hundreds remain unaccounted for across Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading.
Key Points
- Families gathered at Nepali Army training centres and hospitals in Kathmandu to look for relatives missing after the Bhotekoshi flash flood.
- The flood through Lhende in the Bhotekoshi basin has left hundreds missing, including foreign nationals, and disrupted settlements in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading.
- Rescue efforts are continuing with helicopters and nearly 1,000 personnel from the Nepal Police, Nepali Army and Armed Police Force deployed.
- More than 300 people have been rescued so far, according to Army spokesperson Brigadier General Raja Ram Basnet.
