Weekly Photo Review: Flood Relief and Rescue Efforts Across Nepal
Summary
Relief and rescue efforts continued across Nepal over the week after the devastating flood on Bhadra 10. Rescuers recovered bodies, performed last rites for missing victims, and saved survivors trapped in debris and a hydropower tunnel.
Key Points
- State mechanisms remained focused on relief and rescue across the country after the devastating flood on Bhadra 10.
- Families searched for missing relatives and bodies were managed in places including the Teaching Hospital morgue and Gokarneshwor jungle.
- Last rites were performed for some of those missing in the Rasuwa flood using a Kush body.
- On Saturday, Chandika Shrestha and a Chinese citizen trapped in the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project tunnel were rescued alive, after two others were safely rescued from Trishuli 3A on Friday.
