Kushinagar (UP), Aug 31 (PTI) Three out of the six people from a village in Kushinagar, who were missing after the flash flood tragedy in Nepal, have returned, while the remaining persons are still missing, officials said on Monday.
Kaptanganj station officer Dhirendra Rai said these individuals from Sudhiyani village had gone to work at a 216-megawatt hydroelectric project in the Trishuli region of Nepal’s Rasuwa district, which has been severely affected by the disaster.
Three workers returned to their village on Monday, while three others remain missing, he said.
Those who have returned were identified as Rajkumar Tiwari, Abhishek Tiwari and Akash Kanojia, while Abhay Tiwari (alias Dheeraj Tiwari), Aman Gaud, and Pankaj Rajbhar remain untraced.
The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal rose to 939 on Monday, with bodies continuing to be recovered, while around 4,000 people are still missing, authorities said.
More than 10,000 people have been rescued so far, as search teams struggle to reach those still stranded amid intermittent rain, swollen rivers and damaged roads and bridges.
The flash floods, triggered by a collapse or avalanche of ice and rock near the Nepal-Tibet border, devastated towns and villages in northern and central Nepal on August 26. PTI COR NAV PRK
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