Two dead, one missing in floods

Dhorpatan (Baglung), Sept 6: Two people have died and one person has gone missing due to floods in the Bandre river in ward no. 4 of Baglung Municipality-4.     

In the incident that took place last night, a motorcycle (Dha. 2 Pa. 8010) and a scooter (Dha. 1 Pa. 9996), were swept away. Arjun Sapkota,23, and Abeshik Regmi,22, of Baglung-4 died in the incident while 20-year-old Kamal Sapkota of the same village has gone missing, according to police inspector at District Police Office, Baglung, Patap Paudel.     

The bodies of Sapkota and Regmi were recovered about 200 meters downstream the river. The search for missing Kamal is undergoing but continuous rainfall is hampering the efforts, said police.(RSS)