KATHMANDU: A total of 27 foreign tourists and travellers have been rescued from the Bhotekoshi area of Rasuwa following the devastating floods that struck the region on Wednesday.
The Nepal Tourism Board, in an update issued at 3:30 pm Thursday, said 27 foreign nationals had been rescued from the Timure and Bhotekoshi areas.
According to information received from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), the rescued tourists include 11 Indian nationals, eight Chinese, four South Koreans, two Italians and two Americans.
Of the 27 rescued, 21 are men and six are women. The oldest among those rescued are 70-year-old Chinese national Zhang Chuan and 69-year-old Indian national Balani Yappan.
The Nepal Tourism Board said efforts are underway to identify the condition of tourists and travellers in the affected areas and relocate them to safer locations.
The sudden floods struck the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river areas of Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and Gorkha at around 8:30 am Wednesday.
The Tourism Board, Tourism Police, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and other tourism stakeholders are coordinating efforts to locate tourists and travellers who may still be stranded in the affected areas.
Rescue and relocation efforts for those trapped or injured in the floods are continuing, the board said.
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