KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal have recovered a total of 11 bodies from the river that two buses full of people were swept into by a landslide, officials said Monday.
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal have recovered a total of 11 bodies from the river that two buses full of people were swept into by a landslide, officials said Monday.
Nepal army personnel cary out a search operation looking for the survivors after two buses were swept by a landslide off the highway and into a swollen river near Simaltal, about 120 kilometers west of the capital Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, July 13, 2024. He said four more bodies were also recovered from the river, but because they haven't been identified, it was unclear if they had been on board the buses.
The buses were on the key highway connecting Nepal’s capital to southern parts of the country when they were swept away Friday morning near Simaltal, about 120 kilometers west of Kathmandu. Three people were ejected from the buses and were being treated in a nearby hospital.some 50 kilometers from where the buses fell. Other bodies were recovered from as far as near the border with India. Two of them were found in Tribeni, more than 100 kilometers from the landslide site, officials said.
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