Kathmandu, November 8
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has published verified details of 2,294 people from 32 districts who went missing in the Bhotekoshi floods.
The authority said it had released only the details verified by the District Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committees in the 32 districts.
According to the authority, the highest number of missing people are from Rasuwa, with 1,583 recorded cases.
The list also includes people reported missing from Dhankuta, Dadeldhura, Khotang, Bhojpur, Achham, Kapilvastu, Jajarkot, Sarlahi, Lalitpur, Kailali, Mahottari, Baglung, Taplejung, Jumla, Bajura, Kalikot, Nawalpur, Udayapur, Kavrepalanchok, Parasi, Tehrathum, Eastern Rukum, Saptari, Bardiya, Syangja, Ramechhap, Dang, Sindhupalchok and Sindhuli.
The authority has also published details of 171 missing foreign nationals from seven countries. The full list of missing people is available on the authority’s website.
In a notice issued on Sunday, the authority urged people to submit claims within seven days if those listed as missing are alive or have been found. Such claims can be filed by the individuals concerned or members of their immediate families.
The list of missing Nepali citizens was published based on recommendations from the local governments of their permanent addresses and decisions made by the respective District Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committees.
For missing foreign nationals, the details were received through the Department of Consular Services from the diplomatic missions of the countries concerned in Nepal or the missions designated to look after Nepal.
The authority said it would publish another notice once it receives details from the relevant District Administration Offices for districts not included in the current list, as well as from diplomatic missions regarding missing foreign nationals.
According to the authority’s data, the Bhotekoshi floods triggered on Bhadra 10 have so far claimed 1,457 lives, while 5,285 people have been reported missing.
