KATHMANDU: Thirteen bodies of passengers missing from the two buses swept away by a landslide in Bharatpur metropolis-29, Simaltal, Chitwan, on Friday morning have been found.
According to the police, nine bodies were recovered from Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East), three from Chitwan, and one from Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta West).
Deputy Superintendent of Police Bed Bahadur Poudel, Information Officer at the District Police Office in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta East), reported that four bodies were found in the district on Monday.
Of the nine bodies recovered in Nawalpur, the identities of five have been confirmed as passengers from the swept-away buses.
The remaining four bodies are yet to be identified, but are believed to be among the missing passengers.
Two of the bodies were recovered near the Gandak Barrage Bridge, and the other two were found along the Narayani river bank at Madhyabindu-2.
The identified bodies from three districts include 19-year-old Ramit Kasur Majhi of Barahathawa municipality-3 (Sarlahi), Bikas Pariyar, 22, of Madi-1 (Chitwan), Sajad Ansari, 30, of Betiya, Bihar State, India, Rahum Miya, 17, of Jamunamai rural municipality-4 (Rautahat), Rishipal Sah, 28, of Sitamadi Barganiya, India, Jay Prakash Thakur, 30, of Sitamadi Betiya (India), and Paramananda Pandit, 43, of Bara. These bodies have been sent to Bharatpur Hospital.
Chitwan Police reported that the landslide swept away two buses carrying around 55 passengers on Friday morning.
Three passengers narrowly escaped by swimming across the Trishuli river. The search and identification efforts continue.
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