PM Shah Says Nepal Army Rescues Six After Budhigandaki Floods

Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah said the Nepal Army has deployed troops by air and land for search and rescue operations following massive flash floods in the Budhi Gandaki River on Monday morning.

Writing on his official social media he has stated that six people were airlifted from landslide-prone Jagat, while a Composite Quick Reaction Team from Kathmandu was also deployed to the area by air.

PM Shah has urged people requiring emergency assistance to contact the following numbers:

Ambulance: 102

District Emergency Operations Center (DEOC): 1234

District Police Office (DPO), Gorkha: 9856061190

Assistant Chief District Officer: 9856057778