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Four students swept away by flooded stream in Makawanpur
The students, all below Grade 5, were returning home from Nirmal Secondary School in Hetauda when they were swept away by the Basudev stream.bookmark
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Subash Bidari
Published at : August 18, 2026
Updated at : August 18, 2026 18:29
Makawanpur
Four students were swept away by the Basudev stream in Hetauda-19 of Makawanpur district on Tuesday while returning home from school, residents said.
The students were studying at Nirmal Secondary School in Hetauda-19 and were all below Grade 5, according to residents.
One of the students has been found dead, while search and rescue teams and residents are continuing to search for the other three.
Subash Bidari
Subash Bidari is the Makwanpur correspondent for Kantipur Publications.
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