Kathmandu, Aug 30 (NVI) As the extremity of the Nepal floods unfolds further, the death toll has risen to 734 while 2,494 people are still untraceable, including 275 Indian nationals and 128 Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs).
Meanwhile, a 22-member team of Indian Army has reached Rasuwa to assist in the search and rescue operations, particularly around the hydroelectric plant where several Indians were working.
According to the latest update from Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), 734 bodies have been recovered from eight districts.
At least 2,494 people remain untraceable. They include 933 hydropower project workers, 562 people in Rasuwa and 115 in Nuwakot, along with 27 Nepal Police personnel, 45 Nepal Army personnel, 13 Armed Police Force personnel, 15 customs officials and four immigration officials.
Foreign nationals account for 589 of those missing, while 127 Nepalis travelling with foreign tourists are also unaccounted for.
The missing people include more than 275 Indian nationals and 128 Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs)
In a statement last night, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said 108 Indian nationals have been rescued in Nepal and contact was re-established with around 50 Indian nationals who were earlier uncontactable.
Rescue operations have so far brought 8,186 people to safety, including 2,974 rescued by the Nepal Army, 2,699 by Nepal Police and 2,513 by the Armed Police Force.
A total of 279 people trapped inside hydropower tunnels were airlifted over two days, while 227 foreign nationals have been evacuated.
The disaster that hit Nepal’s central parts on August 26 has left 242 people injured, with surgical medical teams deployed in affected areas.
Unidentified bodies are being kept at 21 hospitals across districts as authorities work to establish identities. (NVI)
