KATHMANDU, Oct 11: The Nepali Army has rescued six people by helicopter from Jagat, an area at risk of landslides following flooding in the Budhigandaki River.
The Army deployed personnel by air and land to conduct search and rescue operations after the river flooded. A Composite Quick Reaction Team based in Kathmandu has also been deployed to the affected area by air.
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The Army has mobilized helicopters to support rescue and relief operations and evacuate people to safer locations in the Budhigandaki-affected areas.
Emergency contact numbers:
- Ambulance: 102
- District Emergency Operations Centre (DEOC): 1234
- District Police Office, Gorkha: 9856061190
- Assistant Chief District Officer: 9856057778
