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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed the concerned agencies to work proactively to search those missing in the floods and carry out rescue and relief operations to the affected communities in the eastern hilly districts. The PM has appealed to the civilians, security bodies and government employees to unite for the rescue operations of the flood-hit communities. PM Dahal has also expressed deep sorrow over the demise of people and damages to the property. Several people have gone missing in the floods and landslides in Sankhuwasabha and Panchthar districts. Likewise, vehicular movement along the Mechi Highway has come to a halt following the disaster.  

A person died while 17 persons working at a hydropower project have gone missing after being swept away by flooded Hewa river in Sankhuwasabha district. The District Police Office, Sankhuwasabha said that 17 persons have been missing after the flood damaged the under construction Super Hewa Hydropower at Dobhane in Chainpur-4. Police said that they found a body on the bank of Hewa river at Panchkhapan Municipality-5. DSP Birendra Godar said that the identity of the deceased is yet to be established. Locals said that the flood in the river also swept away seven houses on the bank of river and also washed away a motorable bridge connecting Panchkhapan and Chainapur.    

At least five persons have gone missing in the flood at Hewakhola following a heavy rainfall in Panchthar district since last night. The missing persons have been identified as Dil Kumar Tamang of Hilihang Rural Municipality-7 and Sanjog Lowa of Phidim Municipality-10, workers of Hewakhola Hydropower Project-I. Likewise, Ashish Majhi and Alisha Majhi of Phidim have also gone missing in the flood. The Hewakhola bridge linking Phidim-4 and Hilihang-7 along the Mechi Highway has also been washed away, completely disrupting the vehicular movement along the highway, according to DSP Hari Khatiwada. Similarly, the flood also washed a belly bridge along the Tamor corridor. Police said that the flood destroyed a motorable bridge in Phalelung Rural Municipality-3.

Four persons including three of a single family have gone missing in separate incidents of landslide in Mehel Village of Sidingwa Rural Municipality, Taplejung, following a heavy rain since last night. Kamal Kadariya, a local resident, said that Bhagimaya Budhathoki, her daughter-in-law Sandhya and Sandhya's son Prajwal have been missing after a landslide buried their house. Likewise, Bharat Tamang has gone missing in a separate landslide in the same village. Tamang went missing in the landslip while returning after shifting his parents to a safe zone from their house, which is on the bank of a river. Vice-Chairperson of Sidingwa Rural Municipality Bandana Kadariya said that a team of police personnel is heading to the incident area from Sablakhu Police Post. Similarly, the landslide washed away the house of Raj Kumar Gautam at Mehel while three houses are at risk of landslide. Similarly, the landslide completely destroyed the building of the Mehal Health Post. Sidingwa and Sirijungha area in the district have been receiving continuous rain since last night. The landslides at different places have disrupted several road networks in the village and the power supply has also been disrupted at Yamphudin, Khewang, Mehel, Surumkhim, Angkhop and other villages. Likewise, Dovanbazaar is at high risk of inundation while some houses in the Dovanbazaar have been damaged. The Chaitanya Budhathoki (a local teacher in the village) said that some houses have been inundated in the swollen Ingwakhola river. The flood has also caused damage to the Ingwakhola Hydropower Project. Details of the disaster in the district are awaited.