Kathmandu, Aug 29: A flash flood that struck the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa last Wednesday morning caused significant loss and damage to lives and property.
The flood has had a widespread impact in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading.
Meanwhile, security agencies are engaged in rescue, search, and relief efforts in a coordinated manner. However, collecting and managing the bodies of those deceased in the flood has turned challenging.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) of Nepal informed that the bodies recovered from various flood-hit rivers have been taken to different hospitals, and the task is ongoing.
Out of 579 bodies found till Friday evening, 511 were sent to various hospitals, according to the Authority.
In Rasuwa, three bodies found were kept at Rasuwa District Hospital in Dhunche.
Additionally, 27 bodies recovered in Dhading were sent to Pokhara, and 10 to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.
Likewise, 38 bodies found in Nuwakot were kept at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.
In Chitwan, 171 bodies were kept at Bharatpur District Hospital, four at National City Hospital, two at Bharatpur Community Hospital, two at Narayani Hospital, and 41 at the Industrial and Commercial Development Institute.
Among the bodies recovered in Tanahun, nine have been kept at Manipal Hospital Pokhara, five at Provincial Hospital Damauli, and 14 at Gandaki Hospital Pokhara.
In Gorkha, 29 bodies are at Province Hospital Gorkha, 11 at Gandaki Hospital Pokhara, and four at NPI Hospital Gorkha.
Among the bodies found in Nawalparasi-East, six are being kept at Madhyabindu Municipal Hospital Chormara, 36 at Gaindakot Municipal Hospital, 22 at Madhyabindu Provincial Hospital Danda, four at District Hospital Palpa, two at Mission Hospital Palpa, two at Lumbini Hospital Palpa, and 41 at Gandaki Hospital Pokhara.
In Nawalparasi-West, eight bodies are at Prithvi Chandra Hospital Parasi, 11 at Lumbini Provincial Hospital Butwal, Rupandehi, three at Bhim Hospital Bhairahawa, and six at Pipara Hospital Kapilvastu, according to the Authority.
The Authority also said that work is underway to take other bodies recovered to suitable hospitals and also deliver the bodies to their respective places.
