Nine people stranded in different parts of Rasuwa district in Nepal have been rescued safely. They were trapped after the Lhende stream flooded near the Nepal-China border. Out of 37 people who had gone out of contact, 22 are now safe in a shelter. Efforts are on to trace the remaining 15 people.

Nepal’s Home Minister’s office said that bad weather is stopping helicopters from flying in Rasuwa for rescue work. The highway in Rasuwa has also been damaged. This is affecting the transport of rescue teams and equipment. The Lhende stream has also swept away the Miteripul bridge that connects Nepal and China in the Rasuwa district.

Heavy rainfall on the Chinese side caused the Lhende stream to flood. The Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Dam in Nepal has also been damaged by the flood.

In another incident, two people trapped on an island in the flooded Trishuli River in the Nuwakot district of Nepal have been rescued. They were airlifted by a Nepali Army helicopter. Officials said the river was swollen due to heavy rain upstream.