One person from Karnali dies in Rasuwa flood, 194 remain unreachable
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- Police said one person from Karnali Province died in the Bhotekoshi River flood in Rasuwa on Aug. 26.
- Of 270 Karnali residents who initially lost contact, 75 have been reached and 194 remain unreachable.
- The largest group still unaccounted for comes from Jumla, while those missing include 159 men, 28 women and seven children.
One man from Nepal’s Salyan district has died in flooding on the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa, while the whereabouts of 194 people from Karnali Province remain unknown.
The Province Police Office said 270 people from Karnali initially lost contact after the Aug. 26 flood. By noon on Tuesday, authorities had reached 75 of them, but the status of the remaining 194 was still unclear.
The largest group of unreachable people is from Jumla, with 81 men. Salyan accounts for another 54 people, followed by Surkhet with 16 and Mugu with 11. Police also listed nine people from Rukum West, seven from Humla, six from Kalikot, five from Dailekh, three from Jajarkot and two from Dolpa.
Among those still unreachable are 159 men, 28 women and seven children. Police said the figures show the need to intensify search and rescue efforts.
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