Eight dead and several missing after flood destroys huge bridge linking China and Nepal | World | News

Following a flood that destroys a bridge, at least eight people died in Nepal and more than 20 people lost. On Tuesday, the Bhote washed the Koshi River, the Bridge of Friendship, which connects China and Nepal. In a statement to Nepal police spokesman Binod Ghimire Reuters, local authorities have now saved eight bodies.

Search and rescue operations continued to find lost individuals 57 people were rescued from disaster. The fatal flood swept a large number of trucks and cars parked close to the country’s border, as well as several houses in the region. National Disaster Risk and Management Authority, swept, 12 Nepal and six Chinese citizens, he said.

According to China’s new agency, Arjun Paudel Reuters, a senior administrative authority in the Rasuwa region, is also missing on the Chinese side of the border working in the inner container tank, which is located about 80 km north of Kathmandu.

Authorities, because of the destruction of the bridge, the trade between the two countries said.

The reason for Selin may be due to the overflowing glacier lake in Tibet, weather forecasting experts, followed the heavy rainfall in the region, he said.

Heavy precipitation and flash floods have caused numerous destruction in Nepal, and this week is a tropical storm that is estimated to land in Asian country.

95 As the savior still cleanses the area for those who are still missing, the authorities continue to evaluate the damage and exact cause of the disaster.

The monsoon season – June – September – usually causes serious floods in Asia. At least 79 people have died in Pakistan due to floods and air accidents such as fixed lines since June 26th.

The country’s National Disaster Management Authority said on Tuesday that Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa released new warnings for flash flood and glacial lake explosions in the northern and northwest provinces.