The death toll from devastating floods in Nepal has surpassed 900, as bodies continue to be recovered from riverbanks across several districts. According to the latest figures released on Monday by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), the number of recovered bodies has reached 903. The highest number of bodies—272—were recovered from the southern district of Chitwan, where officials faced significant challenges in managing them. Consequently, local authorities in Chitwan buried most of the recovered bodies at Devghat—located at the confluence of the Kali Gandaki and Trishuli rivers—to prevent the spread of disease. According to the Chitwan District Administration Office, officials collected DNA samples from the bodies before burial to facilitate future identification. The NDRRMA stated that numerous other unidentified bodies have been kept at 21 hospitals across various districts, and relatives have been urged to check official records for identification purposes. According to the NDRRMA, a total of 4,247 people—including 592 foreign nationals—remain missing. Additionally, 933 people working on various hydropower projects along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors are missing. Officials are attempting to rescue people trapped in the tunnels of various hydropower projects with the assistance of technical teams from India and China. Contact has been lost with personnel from the Nepal Army, Nepal Police, and Armed Police Force, as well as numerous other government employees, in areas near the Nepal-China border following the disaster. A total of 267 people have been injured in the disaster, 156 of whom have been discharged after treatment. According to the NDRRMA, 10,451 people have been rescued so far, including 252 foreign nationals and 3,344 Nepali citizens rescued through Nepal Army air operations. The authority stated that 20,819 security personnel have been deployed for search, rescue, and relief operations, comprising 8,722 personnel from the Nepal Army, 7,894 from the Nepal Police, and 4,203 from the Armed Police Force.
