US EditionRescuers Search for 19 Missing and Recover 9 Bodies After Flooding in Nepal
RASUWA DISTRICT, NEPAL, JUL 8 – At least eight dead and over 20 missing as flooding destroys key infrastructure including bridges and highways, disrupting cross-border trade and ongoing rescue efforts.
- On Tuesday, monsoon rains caused the Bhote Koshi River to flood, destroying the Friendship Bridge at Rasuwagadi and killing at least nine, with over 19 missing.
- Seasonal monsoon rains from June to September caused severe flooding in Nepal's Rasuwa district, leading to bridge destruction and triggering Nepal's weather department to analyze the event with Sentinel Asia.
- Nepali security forces have rescued 55 people, including four Indians and one Chinese, with ongoing operations led by the Nepali Army to find the missing after floods swept away the border bridge.
- The flood destroyed the Friendship Bridge, halting China-Nepal trade, and damaged the customs yard and hydropower dam, disrupting regional infrastructure.
- Flooding caused by monsoon rains has damaged border infrastructure, halting trade and complicating relief efforts, with rerouting via India becoming the main logistical challenge.
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Search Continues for 19 Missing After Flooding in Nepal
Nepal authorities said on Wednesday that the search continues for 19 people missing after monsoon rains destroyed the bridge connecting the country with China, resulting in nine deaths. The flash floods hit Rasuwa on early Tuesday morning, triggering landslides in the border area and washing away the China–Nepal Friendship Bridge at Rasuwagadi, which is 75 miles north of the capital, Kathmandu. Facilities and goods located in the vicinity were s…
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Nepal's authorities resumed the 19 search operations since the Bhotekoshi River was completed in the north of the country. The floods had already caused nine deaths in the region.
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