Nepal’s Kathmandu, where at least 63 people were missing on Friday ( 12 July ), were reportedly hit by a landslide that swept two buses off a highway and into a river.
According to city national Khimananda Bhusal, tens of search and rescue personnel were scouring the main Chitwan neighborhood for survivors of the accident.
According to Bhusal, the cars had at least 66 customers between them, but three of the passengers managed to escape before they crashed into the Trishuli River and were now receiving treatment in a clinic.
Because the cars could have picked up passengers on the way, he said,” we are not certain of the entire number.”
No one has been found in the valley but, despite the fact that it has swollen.
The accident took place along the Narayanghat-Mugling highway, around 100km west of the capital Kathmandu early Friday at 3.30am local time ( 5.45am, Singapore time ).
One van was traveling from southern Birgunj to Gaur in the Rautahat district of southeastern Nepal, and the other was traveling from the money to Kathmandu.
A stone struck his van, which caused another fatality on the same street. He passed away while receiving care at a clinic.
In a post on social media app X, prime secretary Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed his grief over the incident.
” I direct all authorities of the state, including the house supervision, to search for and properly save the people”, he said.
Due to poor road construction, poor maintenance, and reckless driving, fatal accidents are frequent in the Himalayan state.
Almost 2, 400 people lost their lives on Nepal’s routes in the 12 month to April, according to government statistics.
In a January incident where a vehicle from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu fell into a valley, 12 people died and 24 were hurt.
As rains cause landslides and floods across the rocky nation, road travel becomes more dangerous during the monsoon period.
Monsoon rains that occur in South Asia from June to September are both important for regenerating water supplies and cause widespread death and destruction.
Although the snowfall is difficult to predict and varies widely, experts claim that climate change is making the rain stronger and more unpredictable.
Since the rain first started in June, 88 people have died as a result of storms, floods, and lightning hits, according to authorities figures.