Kathmandu, August 27
Prime Minister Balendra Shah has said that essential relief materials are being rapidly transported to flood-affected areas.
PM Shah said rescue flights had been running since 6:30 this morning, with more than 15 flights completed so far and additional helicopters on standby.
He said the Nepal Army’s rescue operation this morning successfully evacuated 116 people from Timure in Rasuwa, 95 Nepali and 21 Indian citizens, and that 7 more Nepali citizens were rescued from a tunnel.
He added that generators, portable mobile towers, medical supplies, tents, and rock/iron-cutting machines are being sent to the affected areas, and that temporary mobile network and charging facilities would be set up soon in the disaster zone.
Writing on social media, PM Shah said a temporary camp has already been set up in Nuwakot with food and water arrangements in place. He added that drone surveys to gather information on all affected areas are in their final stage, and that during rescue operations, priority for helicopter evacuation will be given first to the critically injured, the elderly, women, and children.
