Nepal floods: 7 dead; 3 Indians, 3 Chinese among 20 missing

TIL Desk/World/Kathmandu/ 3 Indians and 3 Chinese nationals, among 20 people missing  in Sindhupalchok flash floods, confirms the District Administration Office of Sindhupalchok.

Rudra Prasad Dulal, Ward Chair of Sindhupalchok ward 11 confirmed that the incident can be the result of a glacial outburst near Tibetan territory which has resulted in loss of millions of rupees.

“Reason behind this flash flood is attributed to heavy rainfall in upper lying areas. Shaken by the 2072 (Nepali date of 2015 earthquake) earthquake, creeks on the inner areas of the hills are suspected to be swept by large masses of ice and muds contained by it. We have suspected it to be a reason for flooding,” Rudra Prasad Dulal said.

He also added that incessant rainfall and movement of ice masses underneath the glaciers which ran down the hill have been dumped in low lying areas.