KAPILVASTU: A total of 248 people from various districts of Lumbini Province remain missing following the flood in the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa on August 26, 2026.
According to the Emergency Operations Center under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Law, Industry and Transport, 76 people from Bardiya, 54 from Dang, 24 from Rolpa, 23 from Banke, 19 from Rupandehi, nine from Palpa, nine from Pyuthan, nine from Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta Paschim), eight from Arghakhanchi, seven from Gulmi, six from Kapilvastu and four from Rukum East remain missing.
Meanwhile, 158 bodies have been recovered in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta Paschim) following the flood. The center said the recovered bodies include 52 women, 90 men, six boys and six girls, while four remain unidentified.
In addition, 64 body parts have been recovered, bringing the total number of bodies and body parts found in the district to 222.
Nine of the recovered bodies have been identified, including one woman and eight men. Of the remaining recovered bodies and body parts, 206—including 142 bodies and 64 body parts—have been managed, according to the center.
The search for people who remain missing after losing contact during the flood, along with the identification and management of recovered bodies and body parts, is continuing.
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