The first two trucks that were swept into a rain-swollen creek with more than 50 passengers on Saturday, were a 40-year-old American national working in this country. The two cars carrying 54 people, including seven Indians, went missing in the Trishuli River in the floods at the Simaltal place along the Narayanghat-Mugling street in Chitwan area on Friday. Eventually, three people swam to health.
The second bus driver’s body was found 50 kilometers away from the collision site. According to authorities, Rishi Pal Shahi from India was the victim.
According to the authorities, the body was discovered in the Narayani River in the Chitwan area, half covered in sand, and he was carrying an American identification.
Another missing American citizens are previously identified as Santosh Thakur, Surendra Sah, Adit Miyaan, Sunil, Shahnawaj Alam, and Ansari.
Seven American nationals, among them, were on board a vehicle traveling from Birgunj to Kathmandu, and a second vehicle traveling from Kathmandu to Gaur, which was carrying 30 locals. The two buses were swept away by the flood, which was followed by muddy ocean and was caused by heavy rainfall.
The deceased Indian national was a passenger on the bus that was leaving Kathmandu, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police ( DSP) and spokesperson for the Chitwan District Police Office Bhesh Raj Rijal, according to MyRepublica news site.
According to the report, Shahi was actually from the Rajmunuwa district of Bihar’s Motihari area and previously resided and worked there, quoting his brother.
On Saturday, volunteers with the help of Nepalese security forces resumed the search for the missing.
Before, it was reported that more than 60 people were on table the two cars.
According to the Nepal Police, the Nepali Army, Nepal Police, military officers, and heavy fishermen are all mobilized to begin the search function.
According to MyRepublica, the Armed Police Force ( APF ) used a water drone to locate the missing buses in the Trishuli River.
DSP Shailendra Thapa, APF’s co-spokesperson, reported that a research function has been resumed using a underwater camera during network assessment.
More than 500 security officers are involved in the search functions, according to the authorities standard.
The search function was stopped on Friday night because it was impossible to work at night because of the muddy water and high water present, the police official claimed.
The research function resumed at 8 am Saturday.
” We will search and rescue at every possible location, and we will do so with all of our best work,” he declared.
Nepal has experienced a number of severe weather events over the past ten and a half and is one of the most vulnerable nations in the world to the climate crisis.
According to The Kathmandu Post news, evidence suggests that Nepal’s highest temperatures are rising faster, at 0.056 degrees Fahrenheit annually, compared to the average annual global increase of 0.03 degrees Celsius.
Authorities say severe weather events-excessive precipitation in a short period, steady storms for several weeks after the rain, dry spells, droughts, below-average rain, and above-normal spring temperatures-have become more frequent in Nepal.
This year, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 1.81 million citizens and 412, 000 homes will be impacted by the rain.
