A helicopter finally reaches flood-isolated Tiru of Rasuwa, 15 days after the devastating deluge
With all roads and bridges washed away by the catastrophic August 26 floods, the village has been effectively cut off from the outside world.
With all roads and bridges washed away by the catastrophic August 26 floods, the village has been effectively cut off from the outside world.
Residents of Aamachhodingmo Rural Municipality who have lost family members look up for help when they hear a helicopter fly. Their prayers mostly go unanswered.
The returnees were among 147 Nepali citizens stranded in China after devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi river on August 26, with more expected to cross the border in the coming days.
Raj Kumar Shrestha’s relatives say a body resembling him was photographed after the August 26 disaster but they were unable to locate it after they were told it had been transferred to TU Teaching Hospital from Nuwakot.
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