Baglung floods: Death toll reaches three

Published On: September 6, 2024 01:35 PM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


Baglung floods: Death toll reaches three

KATHMANDU, Sept 6: The body of Kamal Sapkota, 20, of Bandre Adhaithar, Baglung Municipality-4, who was missing after being swept away by the swollen Bandre Khola of Baglung, has been found. The death toll has reached three following the discovery of Sapkota's body.

Pratap Paudel, Sub-Inspector of Police at the District Police Office Baglung said that Sapkota’s body was discovered 500 meters downstream from the incident site.

The flood that occurred at 12 AM on Thursday night swept away a motorcycle (Dha 2 P 8010) and a scooter (Dha 1 P 9996) en route to Malika from Kundule.

Sub-Inspector Paudel said that the bodies of Arjun Sapkota, 23, and Abishek Regmi, 22, of Bandre Adhaithar, who died after being swept by the flood, were rescued from 200 meters downstream from the incident site and taken to Dhaulagiri Hospital.

He said that Kamal Sapkota’s body was found on Friday morning and it, too, has been taken to Dhaulagiri Hospital for a post-mortem.

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