NA rescues couple safely from island of flooded river

Kathmandu, July 8: Two persons trapped on an island of the flooded Trishuli River have been rescued safely in Nuwakot district this morning.

They were airlifted safely by a Nepali Army helicopter, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. The rescued ones are Palden Tamang, 67, and his spouse, Mangali Tamang, 62, from Milan Chautara of Bidur municipality-1, Nuwakot. The couple had reached the island to collect pieces of wood brought by the flooded river.

The river was flooded due to heavy rainfall that occurred upstream. Its tributary, Lhende stream in Rasuwa district, was also swollen after the rainfall in the northern side bordering China.