Massive search and rescue operation continues as authorities race to find thousands still unaccounted for….reports Asian Lite News Desk
As Nepal recovers more than 1,000 bodies from the devastating Rasuwa floods, authorities said nearly 4,000 people remained missing as search, rescue and relief operations continued across the disaster-hit region.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), in its latest update issued at 9 am on September 2, said the death toll had reached 1,114, while 3,916 people remained unaccounted for.
Bodies were recovered from several districts, with Chitwan reporting the highest number at 348, followed by Nawalparasi East with 217, Nawalparasi West with 190 and Nuwakot with 155. Other deaths were reported in Rasuw a, Dhading, Gorkha and Tanahun.
Authorities said 292 people had been injured, while thousands had received medical treatment from Nepal Army and Armed Police Force personnel.
More than 21,000 security personnel, including members of the Nepal Police, Nepal Army and Armed Police Force, have been mobilised for search, rescue and relief operations.
A total of 11,993 people have been rescued so far, including foreign nationals, with Nepal Army helicopters carrying out evacuation flights from affected areas. Private-sector aircraft have also joined the rescue effort.
Thousands displaced by the floods have been moved to holding centres, with 3,453 people currently sheltering in facilities across Nuwakot, Dhading, Rasuwa and Kathmandu.
Relief operations have intensified, with food and emergency supplies being transported by trucks and helicopters to isolated communities. The Armed Police Force has also carried out dozens of flights to deliver aid to affected areas.
The government has announced cash support for affected districts and local authorities, while additional relief materials and vehicles have been dispatched.
Authorities said fuel supplies had been positioned in the affected areas, including 49,000 litres of diesel, 19,000 litres of petrol and 13,000 litres of aviation fuel.
Communications infrastructure was also hit by the disaster, although restoration work was underway. Nepal Telecom said all 110 damaged towers were operational again, while Ncell said 75 of its 78 damaged towers had been restored.
The NDRRMA said search operations were continuing as rescue teams race to trace thousands of missing people and reach communities cut off by the devastating floods.
