KATHMANDU: At least 157 people have died so far in floods caused by Wednesday’s Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa, according to Nepal Police.
The police said the deceased include 34 women, 63 men, six girls and seven boys, while 47 bodies have yet to be identified.
According to the police, the bodies of three men have been recovered in Rasuwa. In Nuwakot, the bodies of six women and seven men have been found.
In Dhading, the bodies of 10 women, 10 men and one girl have been recovered, along with six unidentified bodies. In Gorkha, the bodies of two women, eight men and one boy have been found, along with eight unidentified bodies.
Similarly, in Chitwan, the bodies of 13 women, 18 men, one girl and four boys have been recovered, along with 28 unidentified bodies.
In Tanahun, the bodies of one woman, five men, one girl and one boy have been found, along with one unidentified body. Likewise, in Nawalparasi East, the bodies of two women, 12 men, three girls and one boy have been recovered, along with four unidentified bodies.
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