Kathmandu, August 29: The death toll from the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi River has risen to 675, while 2,498 people remain unaccounted for, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).
According to the authority, 675 bodies had been recovered from riverbanks and other affected areas as of 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Chitwan has recorded the highest number of recovered bodies, with 246.
The latest figures show that 165 bodies have been recovered in Nawalparasi East, 63 in Nawalparasi West, 57 in Gorkha, 51 in Nuwakot, 45 in Dhading, 35 in Tanahun and 13 in Rasuwa.
The authority said 2,498 people are still missing following the Bhotekoshi floods. Among them, 933 are workers and employees associated with hydropower projects, making them the largest group of people reported missing.
Search and rescue operations are continuing in the affected areas, particularly along riverbanks and around hydropower projects.
Security personnel and rescue teams have been deployed to search for those still missing and recover bodies from areas affected by the floodwaters.
With hundreds confirmed dead and thousands still unaccounted for, the full scale of the human toll from the Bhotekoshi floods remains unclear.
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