Kathmandu: Bodies of eight individuals, out of the nine who perished in the Rasuwa flash floods, have been transported to Kathmandu for post-mortem examinations at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj. Only one of the victims has been identified so far, according to Spokesperson of the Nepal Police Headquarters, Deputy Inspector General Binod Ghimire. The last rites for the identified individual were performed on Wednesday.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police Lal Bahadur Shrestha, who went missing during the flood, was discovered deceased along the Trishuli river bank in Chitwan at a location known as 15 kilo. Shrestha’s family conducted his last rites after receiving his body. Nineteen individuals remain unaccounted for in the Rasuwa floods.
Authorities are conducting DNA tests to identify the remaining bodies. Among those still missing are two police personnel, six Chinese nationals, and 11 local residents. The flash floods caused significant destruction, sweeping away the Miteri bridge at the Nepal-China border, along with 24 containers, six trucks, and 35 electric vehicles.
Efforts are ongoing to locate the missing individuals, with search operations taking place along coastal areas in various districts, shared Spokesperson of Bagmati Province Police Office, Sanjay Singh Thapa. Additionally, rescue operations for those stranded in different areas of Rasuwa continue, as police remain committed to the search and rescue efforts.