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The bodies of two women and a man among the five people who went missing in an avalanche at Byas Rural Municipality-1 of Darchula district have been found today. They had gone to the foothills of the Himalayas to collect yarsagumba (Cordecyps sinensis), the valuable alpine herb. The Armed Police Force (APF) had rescued seven persons on Tuesday and five had been missing. Chief of APF No 50 Company based in Chhangru of Darchula, Deputy Superintendent Ishwori Datta Bhatta said that three bodies were found this afternoon. "Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force personnel and locals have reached the site after the bodies were found. Although the bodies have been found, their identity is yet to be ascertained," Bhatta said. Although the APF team was mobilized for search and rescue operations since Tuesday afternoon, the task was hampered by continuous rain and snowfall. "We were involved in searching for the missing people until 9.30 pm yesterday. A team has been deputed since the morning today as well," he said. According to him, the people who had gone to collect yarsagumba were camping in tents.”

A man working at the under-construction 900-megawatt Arun III Hydropower Project died after he was hit by a falling rock inside the project's audit-2 tunnel at Amarang of Makalu Rural municipality-5 on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Prem Rai (27) of Silichong Rural Municipality-5. The District Police Office, Sankhuwasabha said the incident occurred last night. Critically injured in the incident, Rai breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Sankhuwasabha District Hospital this morning. The injured have been identified as Samamati Walita (23) and Saimuddin Ali (23) of Guwahati, India.  They are receiving treatment at the same hospital. Over 300 workers including from India have been hired for the project. The lack of a health facility at the project site has caused problems for them during health emergencies. In some cases, they are likely to face life-threatening circumstances in absence of timely treatment.  I In addition to that, workers demand regular health-checkup services for them.

Identities of the people, who went missing in an avalanche at Boling in Byas Rural Municipality-1 of Darchula on Tuesday, have been ascertained. They had gone there to collect Yarshagumba. Among them, four are females and one is male, according to the Armed Police Force (APF), Number 50 Company, Chharung. The missing persons have been identified as Kamala Kunwar (38) and her son Prabin Kunwar (18) of Duhun Rural Municipality. Likewise, Nakni Dolma Thapa (45) Ishwori Thapa (28) and Chhimi Somo Thapa (15) of Jorayal rural Municipality have also gone missing in the avalanche. APF Deputy Superintendent of Police Ishwari Dutt Bhatt said they are struggling to carry out rescue operations due to continuous rainfall and snowfall since last night. At least five people went missing after an avalanche buried tents at Boling in Byas Rural Municipality-1 of Darchula. They were waiting for a favorable time to start Yarsa collections. However, some others managed to escape to safety. Following the incident, a 25-member APF team reached the site on Tuesday evening. But it returned to Chharung without carrying out rescue operations owing to rain and snowfall. According to DSP Bhatta, 20 people who managed to escape the possible consequences were later brought to Chharung and they are safe.

Thirteen more people have been diagnosed with tuberculosis at Kaski Prison. During the lab tests of 733 samples, 13 more cases of the TB were found. Prior to this, the Prison reported four TB cases. According to jailor Bhimraj Koirala, 36 samples have been sent to the TB center for the tests. The prison administration has ensured an isolation facility for the infected and they are under medication since the diagnosis. The test among the prisoners was assisted by the Japan-Nepal Health and Tuberculosis Research Association (JANTRA).