- Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Nawalpur (Nawalparasi), Sept 1: One hundred and fifty-nine bodies washed away by the flash flood that hit the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa on August 26, and that were found in the Narayani River in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat–Susta East), have been managed.
Anil Pandit, the information officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office Nawalparasi (Bardaghat–Susta East), said that out of the 216 bodies found in the district, 159 have been managed so far. DSP Pandit said that unidentified bodies kept in various hospitals of the district have been managed in local forests.
He said the unidentified bodies were temporarily buried in Jyotikunja Community Forest of Kawasoti Municipality and Divya Madhyabarti Community Forest of Devchuli Municipality. He mentioned that among the bodies managed in this way, 29 are women, 47 men, seven boys and seven girls. Similarly, 69 body parts have been managed.
So far, the dead bodies of 47 women, 73 men, 11 boys, and 15 girls have been found in the district so far. Out of the bodies found in the district, 17 have been identified and handed over to their relatives, Pandit said. —
Rasuwa, Sept 1: The bodies of 66 people who perished in the Bhotekoshi flood have been retrieved from different parts of Rasuwa district, police said.
Ashok Thapa, Chief of District Police Office, Rasuwa, told Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) that 10 bodies were found in Betrawati, 50 in Timure and six in Syafrubeshi. Six of the recovered bodies have so far been identified, informed police.
Additionally, authorities are collecting the dead bodies and preparing to bring them to Dhunche, while search operations continue for people still missing in the disaster. Families displaced from Kaindaltar in Betrawati have been temporarily housed at various locations in Shanti Tole in Tarkeshwor Municipality in Kathmandu district.
Likewise, displaced residents from Timure and Syafrubeshi are sheltered at Pahelo Gumba in Raniban. Some affected families have been accommodated at Turkuchiling Gumba in Dhunche, while others are housed at Bhimsen and Shivalaya primary schools in Majhgaun of Rasuwa, according to the District Disaster Management Committee.
More than 600 people affected by the devastating flood have been rescued so far. The raging Bhotekoshi had swept away roads and bridges, cutting off several settlements in western part of Rasuwa. Relief supplies therefore have been airlifted to Thomang, Chilime, Goljung, Haku, Dadagaun and Thulogaun, among other affected areas, informed Dhruba Prasad Adhikari, Assistant Chief District Officer.
Furthermore, food supplies are also being transported by helicopter to other flood-affected areas such as Laharepauwa, Betrawati, Pahirabesi, Ramche, Khaidi of Timure, Birding, Sherpa Gaun, Khamjing and Syafrubeshi. The catastrophic flood on August 26 had damaged scores of lives and property and disrupted roadways and electricity supply.
Communication services have resumed in most parts of the district while the Nepal Electricity Authority has accelerated extending a transmission line from Balaju in Kathmandu through Shivapuri, Chaugada, Narja, Saramthali, Kalikaisthan to Dhunche in Rasuwa to restore regular power supply to the flood-hit areas. —
Dhanusha, Sept 1: The Madhesh Province government is going to distribute relief to people affected by the Bhotekoshi flood in the second phase from today.
A meeting of the Provincial Disaster Management Executive Committee convened on Monday at the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers decided to this effect. The meeting was chaired by Minister for Home, Communications and Law Fakira Mahato, with Chief Minister Krishna Prasad Yadav attending the meeting as the chief guest.
Following the meeting, Minister Mahato informed that the meeting dwelt on the assistance required from the provincial government for post-disaster operation such as search, rescue, rehabilitation of the people hit hard by the catastrophic disaster.
Minister Mahato shared that 7,000 blankets and 700 tents for temporary accommodation will be sent to the flood-affected area today as a part of immediate relief effort. He reaffirmed that the provincial government would continue to provide additional assistance.
The Minister also pledged to coordinate with authorities concerned agencies and manage displaced families so as to address the immediate needs of those affected. According to him, the provincial government had doled out around Rs 5.5 million in the first phase. “This time, we have decided to send blankets and tents,” he said, adding that another meeting to be convened today will discuss additional relief measures.
The meeting underscored that protecting lives and providing humanitarian assistance to people in distress are among the government’s foremost responsibilities during a disaster.
It also highlighted the need to ensure that relief and support reach affected families in an effective, timely and well-coordinated manner. It may be noted that a devastating flood in Bhotekoshi river in Rasuwa district on August 26 had wrecked havoc, damaging scores of lives and property. —
Kathmandu, Sept 1: The death toll from the devastating flash flood in Rasuwa’s Bhotekoshi River has reached 987.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), as of Tuesday morning, the highest number of bodies found was 321 in Chitwan.
Similarly, 216 dead bodies have been found in Nawalparasi East, 170 in Nawalparasi West, 95 in Nuwakot, 65 in Gorkha, 55 in Dhading, 38 in Tanahun, and 27 in Rasuwa. Among the 3,916 people who are reported unaccounted for after the disaster, 25 are from the Nepal Police, 45 from the Nepali Army, 13 from the Armed Police Force, 15 from the Customs Office, and three from the Immigration Office.
So far, the number of injured people is 279, and NDRRMA has reported that 168 have been discharged from various hospitals after treatment, while 11,814 people have been rescued. Likewise, the authority also stated that 21,011 security personnel have been deployed for the search and rescue. —
