KATHMANDU: The bodies of 1,114 people who went missing following the devastating floods in Bhotekoshi, Rasuwa, on August 26 have been recovered.
According to a bulletin issued by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, the death toll has reached 1,114.
Police records show that 41 people have died in Rasuwa, 155 in Nuwakot, 59 in Dhading, 348 in Chitwan, 66 in Gorkha, 38 in Tanahun, 217 in Nawalparasi East and 190 in Nawalparasi West.
According to the authority, 3,916 people are still missing, while 292 have been injured. So far, 11,993 people have been rescued from the flood-affected areas.
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