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Ten more bodies have been recovered from a micro bus buried in a landslide at Jhayple Khola in Dhunbesi Municipality-9, Dhading.

It has been learnt that the bus was heading towards Kathmandu from Chitwan.

With this, the number of bodies recovered from Jhyaple Khola has reached 13 on Sunday alone.

Information Officer at the District Police Office Dhading Prahlad Silwal informed that the bodies of eight men and two women have been found since this morning.

Fourteen bodies were recovered on Saturday.

The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has launched the service for exchanging clean notes for the public today, targeting the Dashain festival.

According to NRB assistant spokesperson Dr Dilliram Pokhrel, the service shall be available until October 8 at the central bank's central and provincial offices and at the branches of all banks and financial institutions.

Pokhrel said individuals are allowed to exchange up to Rs 18,500 of denominations of five, 10, 20, 50, and 100 per head from any bank or financial institution accessible to them. 

Until last year, the Bank would circulate completely fresh notes for the Dashain purpose, but the provision has been changed this time. This time, used but clean or unstained notes are to be provided.

All the roads leading to Kathmandu from Hetauda are closed as they are disrupted due to flood and landslides triggered by incessant rains from Thursday till Saturday.

The Hetauda-Kathmandu road section, the Kanti Highway, the Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Sisneri-Dakshinkali-Kathmandu roadway, the Kulekhani-Matatirtha-Kathmandu road and the Tribhuvan Highway remain obstructed due to the landslides and floods occurred on Saturday, the District Administration Office Makawanpur said. 

Chief District Officer Tirtharaj Chiluwal said that effors are on to open the Tribhuvan Highway by the evening today. According to him, it will take some time to open the other roadways except Tribhuvan Highway.

CDO Chiluwal added that the District Administration is making coordination with the police, the local levels and the Department of Roads to clear the landslide debris and repair the roads damaged by landslides and floods at different places.

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 600 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 160, 600 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 161, 200 per tola on Friday.

Similarly, the price of silver has dropped by Rs 10 and is being traded at Rs 1,945 per tola today.

French Ambassador to Nepal, Virginie Corteval, has expressed grief over the loss of life and property due to floods and landslides, while expressing her empathy to the government and the people of Nepal.

Speaking at a reception held to mark Nepal-France educational partnership, at her residence on Saturday evening, Ambassador Corteval said that she was saddened by the news of the loss of precious lives and property in the natural disaster, and said that the government of France and the French people express their heartfelt empathy and solidarity with the government and the people of Nepal at this hour of grief and crisis.

On a different note, she expressed her belief that the educational fair organized by targeting Nepalis who want to study in academic educational institutions of France would further advance the relationship between France and Nepal through the medium of education.

Ambassador Corteval also expressed her belief that Nepal would benefit from the provision of French scholarships for talented students of the country.

The higher education fair titled "Choose France Tour Nepal 2024" was held on September 28 at the Alliance Française in Pulchowk, Lalitpur.

As part of the French government's "Choose France" initiative, the fair provided Nepali students with various opportunities to pursue advanced studies, including Ph.D. programs and scholarships at top French institutions. Representatives from 17 leading universities, including Grandes Ecoles, and colleges offered programs across diverse fields, such as management, engineering, humanities, arts, architecture, and design.

Organized by the French Embassy in Nepal, in collaboration with Campus France, the fair provides students with counseling sessions, scholarship information, visa application guidance, and insights into student life in France.

More than 500 families have been affected by the floods in Sunsari.

Local Wajuddin Mansuri said that more than 40 houses have been inundated in Koshi Rural Municipality-4.

Likewise, ward member of Inruwa municipality-1 Pradeep Dhakal shared that some houses of ward 1, 4, 3 and 8 of the municipality have been flooded.

Houses in Harinagar, Dewanganj, Bhokraha, Duhabi, Barju Rural Municipality and Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City have been inundated.

He said that more than 500 families in the district were affected by the floods.

Five persons died when a landslide swept away two houses in Solukhumbu district.

The District Police Office, Solukhumbu informed that five persons died when a landslide washed away two houses at Solududhkunda Municipality 9 and 10 of the district.

According to DSP Dwarika Prasad Ghimire, the deceased have been identified as Lhamu Sherpa (23), wife of Tsering Sherpa, of Solududhkunda Municipality-2, her seven-month-old son Phurba Lopsang Sherpa and Rina Tamang (29) of the same ward.

Similarly, Kabita Magar (33) of Chailung, Solududhkunda Municipality-10 and Rupu Magar (24) of the same municipality, DSP Ghimire said.

Kabita and Rupu died when a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall washed away the house of Tek Bahadur Magar of Chailung at around 12:30 pm on Saturday.

Tshering, Phurba and Rina died when a landslide swept away the house of Dima Dawa Sherpa of Chewar.

DSP Ghimire informed that Yanji Sherpa (66) sustained deep injuries on her head in the same incident.

She is undergoing treatment at the Wangchu Memorial Hospital in Tapting, Solududhkunda Municipality-10.

The District Police Office informed that the bodies have been kept at the same hospital.

So far, 100 people have died while 67 are reported missing in the late monsoon-induced floods and landslides that took place across the country. In addition, another 100 people have been injured in the disaster.

According to the Home Ministry, 20 people died in Lalitpur, 15 in Dhading, 12 in Kathmandu, 10 in Kavre, seven in Makawanpur, six in Sindhupalchowk, five in Solukhumbu, five in Panchthar and five in Bhaktapur.

Furthermore, three people have died in Dolakha, two in Sindhuli, two in Dhankuta, two in Mahottari, one each in Ramechhap, Jhapa, Udayapur, Ilam, Saptari and Nuwakot.

According to Rishiram Tiwari, spokesperson of the Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 9,983 security personnel have been mobilized for search and rescue in the floods and landslides-affected areas and 3,039 people have been successfully rescued so far.