Kathmandu: The death toll due to the devastating flash flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district has gone up to 469, while 1,545 people were injured and rescued, the Nepal Police said on Friday.
The Chitwan district recorded the highest death toll with 178 bodies recovered, followed by 110 in NP East, 44 in Gorkha, 37 in Nuwakot, 33 in Dhading, 28 in Tanahun, 27 in NP West and 12 in Rasuwa, the police said.
While 644 people have been rescued from Rasuwa, 898 from Nuwakot and three from Dhading have been moved to safety. Twenty-eight police personnel also remain missing amid the floods.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), 977 people were missing as of Thursday. Nepal Police has deployed 4,348 personnel for rescue operations, after the catastrophic flash flood that struck the Tibet-Nepal border on August 26.
The Government of Nepal has dispatched NPR 25 million in cash for relief, including NPR 10 million each for Rasuwa and Nuwakot and NPR 5 million for Dhading, as reported by ANI.
The United States and the World Health Organization (WHO) have extended support and expressed solidarity with Nepal following devastating flash floods and mudslides, with Washington announcing USD 5,00,000 in assistance and the WHO dispatching emergency medical supplies.
Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday established an Emergency Control Room (ECR) to coordinate assistance for foreign nationals.
In a notice, the ministry said the ECR will serve as the central coordinating body for search and rescue, information verification and consular assistance for foreign nationals affected by, missing in, or otherwise connected to the flood incident.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), meanwhile, released the names of 63 Indian nationals working at the Trishuli-I project in Nepal who have been rescued amid the devastating flash floods that have wreaked havoc across the Himalayan nation.
The ministry said that 288 Indian nationals remain uncontactable. President Droupadi Murmu has expressed solidarity towards Nepal, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Nepal PM Balendra Shah and said India is ready to provide all possible humanitarian assistance.
The MEA has also updated the emergency helpline numbers for contacting the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.
The numbers are: +9779851316807, +9779709107500 and +9779810326117. These emergency numbers can also be contacted through WhatsApp.