Kathmandu: Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain that continued non-stop for two days claimed lives of at least 30 people across the country, according to the data by security agencies. Twenty-one people lost their lives in the landslides, floods and inundations in the Kathmandu Valley alone, according to Joint-Spokesperson of the Armed Police Force, Shailendra Thapa. Similarly, nine people died and 11 people have gone missing outside the Valley. The APF Nepal has mobilized 1,947 security personnel for disaster responses as well as 23 rafting boats to rescue people in the Valley.
The APF Nepal has rescued 760 people alive. Nine each in Kathmandu and Lalitpur, three each in Kavrepalanchowk and Bhaktapur and two each in Panchthar and Dhankuta and one each in Jhapa and Dhading lost their lives in the disasters. Eighteen disabled children who were undergoing treatment at BP Koirala Eye Foundation, Lokanthali, have been rescued after the Foundation was waterlogged.
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