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Officials have said that the floods inflicted extensive damage in Rasuwa.

The details of the damage caused by the floods, however, are yet to come.

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority spokesperson Suresh Sunar said that the initial report stated that 18 people are missing.

“Teams from all three security agencies have been mobilized to search the missing persons and rescue those trapped in the floods,” said Sunar.

“Miteri Bridge connecting Nepal and China in Rasuwagadhi has been washed away, and the Timure dry port and some hydropower plants have also been damaged,” he said.

According to Dhruba Prasad Adhikari, Assistant Chief District Officer of Rasuwa, the damage was caused by the flash flood triggered by incessant rainfall at around 3 am. Vehicles in the dry port were swept away. The drivers and assistant drivers of those vehicles were also caught in the flood.

Videos posted on social media also show vehicles being swept away in the floodwaters, people trapped in the floodwaters trying to escape by climbing trees, and Nepal Army helicopters rescuing them.

Kaisang Nurpu Tamang, Chairman of Gosainkunda Rural Municipality in Rasuwa, said that rescue and relief works have been affected as the floods and landslides obstructed roads in several places.

Police said that the landslides completely obstructed Syafrubeshi-Rasuwagadhi road section alson the Pasanglhamu Highway

Meanwhile, officials said that the damage caused by the floods in Rasuwa was not due to rain on Nepali territory.

Officials from the Disaster Management Authority and the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology have initially estimated that there may have been heavy rain in neighboring China or that the dam may have burst, leading to the flood.

Disaster Management Authority spokesperson Suresh Sunar said that since there was no information about heavy rain in Nepal, something might have occurred in China.

Pratibha Manandhar, a senior meteorologist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology Weather Forecasting Division, said that there has not been enough rain to cause major flooding in Nepal.

"It appears that less than 30 millimeters of rain has occurred in the area in the past 24 hours," she said. "This much rain will not cause that much flooding." According to her, only light to moderate rain has occurred in Rasuwa and its neighboring districts.

Employees of the Flood Forecasting Division have also speculated that heavy rain may have occurred on the Chinese side or that a dam may have burst and the Bhotekoshi River may have flooded.

US President Donald Trump has postponed the imposition of higher tariffs on imports, extending the deadline from July 9 to August 1. The White House confirmed that letters were sent to 14 countries including Japan and South Korea outlining new duties, with rates ranging from 25 percent to 40 percent, BBC reported.

Japan and South Korea face 25 percent tariffs, while others, including Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia, are set to face higher rates. Trump stated the August deadline is “firm, but not 100 percent firm,” leaving room for negotiation.

Economists see the move as part of Trump’s broader trade strategy, aimed at pressuring countries into deals. However, markets responded with caution, as major US indexes slipped and Toyota’s US-listed shares dropped 4 percent. Critics warn the tariffs could raise consumer prices and disrupt global trade flows, despite Trump’s claim that they will boost American manufacturing and jobs, according to BBC.

Doctors and health workers have continued their protest by closing all services except emergency care across the country today.

Nepal Medical Association had decided to shut all services except emergency from Monday onwards.

The private hospitals and clinics along with public hospitals have expressed their solidarity for the Association’s protest. 

The umbrella organization of doctors launched the protest pressing for amendment to the provision of Consumer Protection Act, 2075, reads a statement issued by the Association.

It decided to continue the protest after the government did not take concrete efforts to address their demands so far.

The doctors and health workers have expressed reservation on the Consumer Court's decision of action on the cases of medical practices.

The Consumer Court has recently issued a verdict against some hospitals directing them to provide compensation, citing negligence of the hospitals and doctors in the treatment of patients.

NMA General Secretary Dr Sanjeev Tiwari said the medical profession is a highly sensitive and science-based service, which should not be evaluated like other professions.

He demanded such matters be handled by the Nepal Medical Council.

Similarly, the NMA urged doctors and health workers within Kathmandu Valley to participate in the sit-in staged at Maitighar Mandala and doctors and health workers out of the Valley at the places as determined and informed.

After the floods wreaked havoc in Rasuwa, an emergency meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority Executive Committee is to be held at the Home Ministry at 1 pm today.

The Home Ministry has said that an emergency meeting of the Central Security Committee and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority Executive Committee has been called to discuss the damage caused by the floods in Rasuwa.

Police have said that 16 people have gone missing and nine have been rescued after floods hit Bhotekoshi in Rasuwa on Tuesday morning.

The floods also washed away the Miteri Bridge that links the Nepal-China border.

At least 16 people have gone missing after being swept away by the floods.

According to Assistant Chief District Office Dhruva Prasad Adhikari, the missing include three Nepali policemen, three drivers, six Nepali workers, a driver and four Chinese workers.

He said that nine people trapped in the yard of the Rasuwagadhi Customs Office have been rescued.

The floods have also damaged infrastructure including charging stations along the border, the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project, and also swept away cargo containers and electric vehicles at the customs yard.

With the floods sweeping away the Miteri Bridge at Rasuwagadhi, an international trade border with China, the road connecting Nepal with the northern neighbour has been disrupted.

The floods triggered by torrential rainfall washed away the bridge that came into operation in 2019 last night.

When the floods in 2020 damaged the bridge, it was repaired and brought back into operation.

The bridge, which was further damaged by the 2015 earthquake, was built by Tibet Engineering Company Limited's Tan Sun Road and Bridge with Chinese investment.

The bridge was constructed five meters northeast of where it was before after the trade increased.

The business, which was previously affected by landslides, has become even more uncertain after the flood washed away the bridge.

Arjun Poudel, Chief District Officer of Rasuwa, said that talks are also being held with the Consulate General in China and Chinese officials at the border on this issue.

“Right now, we are busy rescuing the people trapped in the floods. Nine people have been rescued so far. Search is also going on for the missing persons,” he said.

Meanwhile, three policemen, including an assistant sub inspector, who were deployed to rescue those trapped in the floods, have gone missing.

Those missing have been identified as Assistant Sub Inspector Lal Bahadur Shrestha, Police Constable Munna Thakur and Lokendra Bohora, according to the District Police Office, Rasuwa.

They were deployed from the Area Police Office, Timure to rescue the people trapped in the floods.

Police said that 18 people including six Chinese nationals have gone missing in the floods.

Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel have been deployed to search for the missing persons.

According to the list available from the Armed Police Force, the missing Chinese nationals have been identified as Yu Yue, Li Huaqing, Yang Chuan, Yu Hai Hang, You Xiao Qiu and Jou Yong.

Police identified the other missing persons as  Zipan Chaudhary, Santosh Dayat, Buddhiram Tharu, Laxmi Narayan Tharu, Suresh Tharu, Narendra BK of Baglung, container driver Phurba Lama, mixer driver Govinda Moktan, and Hilux driver Lokman Tamang.

Similarly, the floods also damaged the dry port being built near the Rasuwagadhi border crossing. The workers working there are also out of contact.

Assistant Chief District Office Dhruva Prasad Adhikari said that 18 have been reported missing.

The floods have also caused damage to the charging stations and the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project on the border.

Cargo containers and electric vehicles were also swept away by the floods.

More than 90 percent of the savings deposited in troubled cooperatives has yet to be returned to rightful depositors, even seven years after the government formed a committee to resolve their financial woes. The Problematic Cooperatives Management Committee, which was formed in 2018 to manage the assets and liabilities of failing cooperatives, has been able to return only about 10 percent of the total amount claimed by depositors. 

So far, the federal government has declared 23 cooperatives as problematic and assigned the committee to handle their settlements. Of the Rs 38.42bn claimed by depositors from 22 of these institutions, the committee had returned just Rs 3.71bn to around 5,000 depositors by the end of June.

The committee has yet to begin reviewing complaints from depositors of Ideal Yamuna Cooperatives, which was declared problematic only recently. Data released by the Office of the Problematic Cooperative Management Committee shows more than 50,000 depositors are still awaiting the return of a combined Rs 34.71bn from these institutions. To recover these funds, the committee has been working to auction the movable and immovable assets of cooperative promoters and managers.

Committee Chairperson Shriman Kumar Gautam said the committee has expedited efforts to identify and freeze assets held by the promoters and managers of troubled cooperatives. “Asset valuation and auction processes have also been initiated accordingly,” he said. “We returned Rs 2.88bn to depositors in the current fiscal year alone, compared to just Rs 836.5m in the previous year.”

Under the Cooperative Act, 2017, the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation can declare a cooperative “problematic” if it fails to return deposits parked by its members, faces a financial crisis or engages in irregularities. The ministry may appoint a committee to oversee the resolution process on the recommendation of the concerned registrar.

Of the 23 cooperatives declared problematic so far by the federal government, the committee has completed settlements in only three: Kuber Saving and Credit Cooperative, Chartered Saving and Credit Cooperative Limited, and Standard Multi-Purpose Cooperative. Several provincial governments have also declared cooperatives under their jurisdictions as problematic.

The cooperative sector, which was once described as one of the three pillars of the economy along with the public and the private sector, is now plagued by deep-rooted problems stemming from weak regulation, political interference and poor governance. Many cooperatives without proper oversight, allowing financial mismanagement and misuse of public deposits to flourish.

Two persons trapped in an island of the flooded Trishuli river have been rescued safely in Nuwakot district this morning.

They were airlifted safely by a Nepal Army helicopter, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.

The rescued ones are Palden Tamang (67) and his spouse, Mangali Tamag (62) of Milan Chautara, 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 upstream.

Its tributary, Lhende stream in Rasuwa district, was also swollen after the rainfall in the northern side bordering China.

The sexual and gender minority community have expressed their dissatisfaction saying that some groups are taking over the Blue Diamond Society to fulfill their vested interest.

Former Constituent Assembly member Sunil Babu Pant had formed the Blue Diamond Society in 2001 to ensure the identity, rights and security of the community.

During a program held in Anamnagar on Monday, the participants said that they would no longer tolerate the interference.

They further said that they would not remain a mute spectator if anyone tries to control the Blue Diamond Society under any pretexts.

Maya Gurung, who performed the first legal same-sex marriage in South Asia, clearly stated that after the exit of Sunil Babu Pant, Blue Diamond is being operated by some groups to serve their personal interests.

“Opacity, exploitation and oppression have crossed the line,” Gurung said.

Mayako Pahichan Nepal Vice Chairman Madhu KC said that the time has come to unite and stand on the side of truth.

On the occasion, founder Pant said, "I established this organization to help the community in times of crisis. Now the question arises, where did that purpose go?"

Pant added, "We don't want a dispute. The buildings, institutions, and property belong to all communities, and we should move ahead accordingly."

Meanwhile, the community said that they need health, education, housing, legal aid, and mental empowerment, underscoring that their problems will not be solved by holding programs in hotels and resorts.