Death Toll in Nepal Flash Flood Rises To 46: Officials

Kathmandu: At least 46 people died and nearly 500 others, including 105 Indians, are missing after a massive flash flood originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal districts on Wednesday. So far, 46 bodies have been recovered from the flash flood hit areas, security officials said.

Of these, 18 bodies have been recovered from Chitawan district, 16 from Dhading, 11 from Nuwakot and one from Rasuwa, according to Rajendra Prasad Dhamala, spokesperson at Bagmati Province Police Office.

The flood surged through the Bhote Koshi River at around 9 am (local time) affecting Rasuwa and Dhading districts bordering Tibet, officials said. It then spread to Dhading, Nuwakot and Chitawan districts, damaging at least four permanent bridges and few temporary ones.

At least 93 people have been rescued from different parts of the affected areas, Dhamala added.

Among them, 30 people are undergoing treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu.

The missing include at least 105 Indians and 37 NRIs, with most of them headed for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra in Tibet.