10 missing residents found safe after Rasuwa flood

Ten individuals from Sudurpaschim Province, who were among the 140 reported missing after flooding in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa, have been located and are safe. The Provincial Police Office confirmed the individuals have made contact.

Among those found are Sunil Chaudhary of Bhimdatta Municipality-3, Kanchanpur; Chanda Joshi of Bhimdatta Municipality-6; and Ajay Rana of Bedkot Municipality. Also located are Suresh Rana, Santosh Rana, Nabin Chaudhary, and Adarsh Chaudhary of Belauri; Rakesh Bhatta and Pradeep Chand of Kanchanpur; and Sunil Budhamagar of Dadeldhura.

According to Senior Superintendent of Police Padam Bahadur Bista, spokesperson for the Provincial Police Office, seven of the located individuals were employed at a hydropower project. Chanda Joshi is a nursing student. The reasons for the presence of the other two individuals in the area remain unclear.

Despite these positive developments, 130 people from Sudurpaschim Province are still unaccounted for. The missing individuals include 49 from Kailali, 34 from Kanchanpur, 14 from Bajura, 17 from Dadeldhura, eight from Baitadi, four from Darchula, two each from Doti and Bajhang, and one from Achham. These workers, employees, and security personnel had traveled to Rasuwa for work when they were caught in the flood.

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seven of them were working at a hydropower project, while Chanda is a nursing student. It is not yet known why the other two had gone to the area.