RASUWA, SEPT 1: The bodies of 66 people who died in the Bhotekoshi Flood have been recovered from different parts of Rasuwa district, police said.
Ashok Thapa, chief of the District Police Office, Rasuwa, told Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) that 10 bodies were recovered in Betrawati, 50 in Timure and six in Syafrubeshi.
Police said six of the recovered bodies have so far been identified.
Authorities are collecting the bodies and preparing to transport them to Dhunche, while search operations continue for people still missing in the disaster.
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Families displaced from Kaindaltar in Betrawati have been temporarily sheltered at various locations in Shanti Tole, Tarkeshwor Municipality, Kathmandu district. Similarly, displaced residents from Timure and Syafrubeshi are being sheltered at Pahelo Gumba in Raniban.
Some affected families have been accommodated at Turkuchiling Gumba in Dhunche, while others are staying at Bhimsen and Shivalaya primary schools in Majhgaun of Rasuwa, according to the District Disaster Management Committee.
More than 600 people affected by the devastating flood have been rescued so far.
The raging Bhotekoshi River swept away roads and bridges, cutting off several settlements in the western part of Rasuwa. Relief supplies have therefore been airlifted to Thomang, Chilime, Goljung, Haku, Dadagaun and Thulogaun, among other affected areas, said Dhruba Prasad Adhikari, assistant chief district officer.
Food supplies are also being transported by helicopter to other flood-affected areas, including Laharepauwa, Betrawati, Pahirabesi, Ramche, Khaidi in Timure, Birding, Sherpa Gaun, Khamjing and Syafrubeshi.
The catastrophic flood on August 26 caused extensive loss of life and property and disrupted road and electricity services.
Communication services have resumed in most parts of the district. Meanwhile, the Nepal Electricity Authority has accelerated the extension of a transmission line from Balaju in Kathmandu through Shivapuri, Chaugada, Narja, Saramthali and Kalikaisthan to Dhunche in Rasuwa to restore regular power supply to the flood-hit areas.
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