The accident happened around 3:30 a.m. on Friday (9:45 p.m. Paris time on Thursday), a hundred kilometers west of the capital Kathmandu, on the road connecting the towns of Narayanghat and Mugling. Nepal’s armed police spokesman Kumar Neupane said more than 300 officers, including divers, searched the river for passengers and two buses.
A state of shock
Other groups on the ships used detection equipment look for cloudy water. Bereaved parents were waiting at the banks in a state of shock. “I have been here for three days, but the bodies of my grandfather and grandmother have not been found,” said 23-year-old Khurseed Alam.
Chitwan district official Khimananda Bhusal said on Saturday that about 50 people were still missing, and revised downwards the number of 63 people reported by authorities on Friday. 3 of the passengers who were able to escape escaped the danger, and one was able to leave the hospital.
Strong currents, exacerbated by torrential rains last week, have so far hampered their efforts. Chitwan district government chief Indra Dev Yadav said the water flow was high and it made the work of the teams difficult. “The river is deep and narrow,” he said.
THE fatal accidents This is relatively common in the Himalayan country, especially due to the poor condition of roads and poorly maintained vehicles. Nearly 2,400 people died on Nepal’s roads in the 12 months to April, according to government figures.