Two dead, one missing in floods in Baglung

Two people have died and one person has gone missing due to floods in the Bandre river in Baglung Municipality-4.

In the incident that took place last night, the floods swept away a motorcycle (Dha 2 Pa 8010) and a scooter (Dha 1 Pa 9996).

Arjun Sapkota (23) and Abeshik Regmi (22) of Baglung-4 died in the incident while 20-year-old Kamal Sapkota of the same village has gone missing, according to Inspector Patap Paudel of the District Police Office, Baglung.

The bodies of Sapkota and Regmi were recovered about 200 meters downstream the river.

The search for Sapkota is underway but continuous rainfall is hampering the efforts, said police.