PM Balen Shah speaking at the House of Representatives

From Onlinekhabar English

PM Balen Shah speaking at the House of Representatives. Kathmandu, September 2 Prime Minister Balen Shah has described the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa as a shared tragedy that has struck the entire country, while briefing the House of Representatives on the government’s response and the damage caused by the disaster. “This pain is not just that of Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading. It is a shared tragedy that has struck the entire country,” Shah said while addressing the House on Wednesday. A devastating flood hit the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers on August 26, affecting Timure, Syafrubesi and Betrabati in Rasuwa, as well as Trishuli Bazaar and Devighat in Nuwakot. Areas along the Trishuli River in Dhading, Chitwan and Gorkha were also affected. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the bodies of 1,114 people who had gone missing in the flood have been recovered. Of them, 41 bodies were recovered in Rasuwa, 155 in Nuwakot, 59 in Dhading, 348 in Chitwan, 66 in Gorkha, 38 in Tanahun, 217 in Nawalparasi East and 190 in Nawalparasi West. A total of 3,916 people remain unaccounted for, while 292 people have been injured.