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Rescuers still on duty at Jhyaple Khola in Dhading (In photos)
Hundreds of passengers are stranded on the way and are being brought to Kathmandu via the under-construction Nagdhunga-Sisneri tunnel.
Prakash Chandra Timilsena
Published at : September 29, 2024
Updated at : September 29, 2024 16:17
Rescuers have retrieved 21 bodies so far from the vehicles buried at Jhyaple Khola in Dhading district.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Shailendra Thapa, search operations are going on to ensure no other vehicles are still in the debris. The landslide at Jhyaple Khola buried two microbuses and a bus in the debris on Saturday morning.
Hundreds of passengers, stranded on the way, are being brought to Kathmandu via the under-construction Nagdhunga-Sisneri tunnel.
Here are some photos captured by the Post’s photojournalist Prakash Chandra Timilsena, showcasing the rescue operations.
Prakash Chandra Timilsena
Prakash Chandra Timilsena is the photo editor of Kantipur Publications. Before joining the Post in 2012, he spent more than seven years working as a photojournalist for various national daily and weekly newspapers.
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