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.