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A massive landslide swept away two buses carrying around 63 passengers into Nepal’s Trishuli River on Friday morning, said an official, adding, a search operation is underway to find the missing passengers, but the rescue mission is being hampered by incessant rainfall in the area read more
 "63 passengers missing after landslide sweeps away 2 buses into Nepal's Trishuli River, rescue op underway")
The landslide, triggered by incessant rains, took place on Madan-Ashrit Highway in central Nepal at around 3:30 am. ANI
A massive landslide swept away two buses carrying around 63 passengers into Nepal’s Trishuli River on Friday morning, said an official, adding, a search operation is underway to find the missing passengers.
— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2024The landslide, triggered by incessant rains, took place on Madan-Ashrit Highway in central Nepal at around 3:30 am.
“As per the preliminary information both the buses were carrying a total of 63 people including the bus drivers. The landslide swept the buses at around 3:30 am. We are at the incident site and a search operation is underway. Incessant rain is hampering our efforts to search for the missing buses,” said Indradev Yadav, Chief District Officer, Chitwan district.
#WATCH | Rescue and search operation underway after two buses carrying around 63 passengers were swept away into the Trishuli River due to a landslide on the Madan-Ashrit Highway in Central Nepal this morning.
(Source: Nepali Army's 'X' handle) pic.twitter.com/hMcwRVaogi
Reacting to the tragic incident, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed his sadness and directed all the government agencies to search and effectively rescue the passengers.
नारायणगढ-मुग्लिन सडकखण्डको सिमतालमा पहिरोले बस बगाउँदा झण्डै पाँच दर्जन यात्रु बेपत्ता एवं देशका विभिन्न भागमा बाढी पहिरोका कारण भएको धनजनको क्षतिप्रति गहिरो दुख व्यक्त गर्दछु। यात्रुहरूको खोजी एवं प्रभावकारी उद्धारका लागि गृह प्रशासन लगायत सरकारका सबै निकायलाई निर्देशित गर्दछु।
— ☭ Comrade Prachanda (@cmprachanda) July 12, 2024“I am deeply saddened by the reports of about five dozen passengers that are missing when bus was washed away by a landslide on the Narayangadh-Muglin road section and the loss of properties due to floods and landslides in different parts of the country. I direct all agencies of the government, including the home administration, to search and effectively rescue the passengers,” he wrote in a post on X.
Meanwhile, flights from Kathmandu to Bharatpur in the Chitwan district have been canceled due to ongoing inclement weather.
Parts of Nepal have been experiencing heavy rainfall since last week, leading disaster authorities in the Himalayan nation to caution against flash floods in various rivers.
There are reports of flooding in several districts of lowland areas near the Indian border. Last month, Nepal saw 14 deaths caused by intense storms that triggered landslides, lightning strikes, and floods.
With inputs from agencies
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