A press release issued by the Directorate of Public Relations (DPR) of NA Wednesday said the other peacekeepers are “safe and sound.” [break]
There are around 1,100 Nepali officials in Haiti, which includes the Chandan Nath battalion and Shree Sher battalion.
The DPR has, however, not revealed the name of the injured soldier.
The DPR has said that the family members of the injured are yet to be notified. All communication channels in Haiti headquarters are said to be “unreachable” due to the destruction. The MINUSTAH headquarters is said to be completely damaged.
The last communication took place at 10 am Wednesday and we have had no contacts since then,” a NA officer told myrepublica.com.
Meanwhile, a police officer told our correspondent Sundar Khanal that there are 27* senior Nepal Police officers stationed in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. Similarly, and 125 policemen are stationed in Kape Haikian, some 260-km north of the capital.
"The troop at Kape Haikian sent a message about their well-being and half of the senior police officer in the capital have been contacted and are safe,” Apil Bohara, a police inspector at UN Desk of Nepal Police said.
“We are trying to get information about others," Bohara added.
Similarly, all 11 Armed Police Force (APF) officials in Haiti are safe, according to APF.
* Corrected.
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