Kathmandu: At least 20 people were killed due to flood and landslides following heavy rain in Surkhet district of western Nepal today.
About a dozen people are still missing in the incident, Home Ministry spokesperson Shanker Koirala said.
He said that so far 20 bodies have been recovered mainly from Chisapani village.
Search and rescue operations were going on with the assistance of Nepal Army and Nepal Police personnel.
Bheri River bridges at Tatopani-Ghatgaun junction and Tatopani-Babiyachaur junction has been swept away by the flood.
Another bridge at Hariharpur has also been swept away, the Home Ministry said. ?
Meanwhile, three persons were killed and eleven others sustained injuries when a compound wall of a government school collapsed in Pantheswara village of Gorkha district today.
The incident came when a Korean national was distributing helpful items for the school during a programme inside the school room, when the landmass behind the building slipped breaking the compound wall.
Those killed in the incident include two women and a man working in the school.
However, all the students were safe.
About a dozen people are still missing in the incident, Home Ministry spokesperson Shanker Koirala said.
He said that so far 20 bodies have been recovered mainly from Chisapani village.
Bheri River bridges at Tatopani-Ghatgaun junction and Tatopani-Babiyachaur junction has been swept away by the flood.
Advertisement
Meanwhile, three persons were killed and eleven others sustained injuries when a compound wall of a government school collapsed in Pantheswara village of Gorkha district today.
Advertisement
Those killed in the incident include two women and a man working in the school.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
E-Notice From Government? Centre's Cyber Wing Says Check Name, Report Home Ministry Amends J&K Reorganisation Rules Another Bridge Collapses In Bihar, 13th Such Incident In Three Weeks Travel Influencer Aanvi Kamdar Dies After Falling Off A Waterfall Near Mumbai Amid Huge Row, Karnataka Pauses Bill For Reservation In Private Sector Firms Trainee IAS Summoned By Pune Cops Over Harassment Claims Against Collector West Bengal Forms Seven-Member Panel To Review New Criminal Laws US Military Declares End Of Troubled Gaza Aid Pier Mission What Is PM SHRI? Which States Resisted Centres Showcase Schools Scheme Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.