The authorities of Nepal have raised this Thursday to 270 the dead due to the floods recorded on Wednesday caused by a strong rise of the Bhotekoshi river in Rasuwa, a mountainous district near the border with Tibet, China, an event that leaves more than 30 injured and hundreds missing.
The Nepal Police has indicated in a report published through social networks that so far 108 bodies have been recovered in the Chitwan district, the epicenter of the search and rescue operations. Likewise, it has emphasized that 33 people have been hospitalized and has raised to more than 3,300 the agents deployed in the affected areas.
To these figures at least three dead and about 560 missing, including 260 foreigners, in Chinese territory are added, as stated this Thursday by the authorities of the Asian giant.
For its part, the National Authority for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction, citing the country’s tourism authorities, has estimated 579 travelers missing in the affected areas, of whom 466 are foreigners and 113 of Nepalese origin.
Previously, the Nepal Tourism Board had indicated to local media that about 400 tourists, all pilgrims heading to Mount Kailash, in Tibet, were unaccounted for due to the impossibility of communication as the floods continue.
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On the morning of this Thursday, the Nepalese Prime Minister, Balendra Shah, reported in a message on social networks that his government has intensified “since early hours” the search, rescue, and humanitarian aid work in the affected areas. An example of this has been the deployment of helicopters not only from the Nepal Army but also from the private sector, as well as ground teams.
“To help citizens at risk, the Nepal Army delivered humanitarian aid supplies last night, including basic food, tents, and medicines,” Shah specified.
In any case, the country’s authorities have asked tourists to remain calm, stay informed, and follow at all times the official safety instructions given by the relevant authority.
The devastating flood and landslide would have been caused by “the collapse of a glacier” upstream, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) this Thursday, which stated that satellite images studied have led to the conclusion that “no earthquake” took place in the area that could be linked to the disaster.
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