Kathmandu: Nearly 5,000 people are estimated to have gone out of contact following devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers, although authorities have yet to establish the exact number of people missing or affected. As of the third day after the disaster, the government has been relying on preliminary technical assessments, local reports and information from security agencies to determine the scale of the human toll.

According to a Home Ministry official,... [Read more]