485 persons affected by Lhende flash flood evacuated

Kathmandu, July 10: As many as 485 persons displaced after flash flood at Rasuwagadhi, the Nepal-China border, have been evacuated.     

They were shifted to safe places with the help of Armed Police Force (APF). An APF team opened a track to evacuate the affected ones.     

Co-Spokesperson at APF, Shailendra Thapa, informed that a makeshift route was built after the complete closure of Rasuwagadhi-Syafrubenshi road section due to the Lhende stream flooding on Tuesday.     

The security persons also moved two containers and an electric vehicle parked on the yard of Customs Office to a safe place.     

In the early morning flood occurred on Tuesday, 20 persons- 14 Nepalis including three security persons and six Chinese nationals- have gone missing.     

Miteri Pul, the Nepal-China border bridge, was washed away by the flooding, thereby completely closing the border point between the two countries.     

APF standby in Kathmandu Valley     

Meanwhile, APF has informed that security force was standby round the clock in the wake of possible flooding in the Kathmandu Valley. Some 400 APF persons are readied with necessary rescue materials, Spokesperson Thapa added.(RSS)