Rasuwa, Oct 5: Forty-five students from three community schools and one private school in Rasuwa remain unaccounted for following the devastating August 26 floods.
According to Durga Prasad Silwal, Chief of the Education and Coordination Unit in Dhunche, four school buildings in the district were completely damaged by the floods. The schools that suffered total destruction include Nepal Rastriya Basic School (Timure), Malikadevi Basic School (Pairebesi), Chipleti Basic School, and Modern Trinity English Boarding School.
The missing students include 25 from Nepal Rastriya Basic School, 11 from Malikadevi Basic School, eight from Modern Trinity, and one from Chipleti Basic School.
Schools in Gosaikunda, Aamachhodingmo, Uttargaya, and Kalika were completely closed due to the floods. However, classes have resumed after alternative arrangement were made for continuation of classes for students of the affected school, Silwal said.
