MALANGWA, Aug 9: At least two people have been reported killed in floods triggered by incessant rains in Sarlahi district.

As many as 72 people who were taken away by the flood-fed rivulet were rescued on Tuesday evening.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Naresh Raj Subedi informed RSS that Bhola Chaudhary, 60, of Haripurba Municipality-7 who was swept away by the swollen Banke rivulet of Sarlahi, was found dead.

Chaudhary went missing in the flooded rivulet since Monday evening. His body was found in the Banke rivulet on Tuesday.

Likewise, Sahid Rain Bhat, 65, of Gadhimai Municipality-2, Samanpur, died after the flooded Bagmati River swept him away.

He was rescued and rushed to the hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.

The Bagmati River flooding has also taken away the road section in Samanpur towards Sarlahi.

Meanwhile, security personnel rescued the people who were stuck in the Bagmati River flood. Chief District Officer of Sarlahi, Indradev Yadav said 70 among the flood survivors were rescued by a team of Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army.

(RSS)

 
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