INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
RAUTAHAT, JUNE 24A joint security team rescued five people, including four women from
the Bagmati River, in Rajdevi Municipality, Rautahat, today.
Five missing in Hewa River identified
Stranded kids rescued from Bajura
The people were stranded on the bank of the river while they were returning home after grazing their cattle
Police said that the five persons were stuck in the quicksand
The police team rescued three of them at 10:00pm the same night and two were rescued today
The shepherds did not know about the flood as it had rained in the hilly areas
The water flow was maximum while they were returning home from the river bank.Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepali Army joint team
with boats rescued Raj Mati Devi, 50, Lalita Devi, 30 and Kisan Sahani, 60 last night, while Bilas Sah, 60, and Karan Sila Sah, 40, were
They were stranded on the bank of the river as they could not cross the flooded river
The people did not notice as it had rained in the north of the river.
A version of this article appears in the print on
June 25, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
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