Nepali army deploys 2,000 troops for search and rescue

The Nepali army has deployed 2,000 military personnel for land and aerial search and rescue operations in flood affected areas.

The troops are concentrated in the worst-hit areas, including the Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, army spokesman Brigadier General Rajaram Basnet told the BBC.

The military has thus far managed to rescue 97 people trapped in floods, he said, noting that three of them were workers stranded in the tunnel of Trishuli A hydropower project.

Nepal's police and the armed police force have also deployed officials to help with search operations.

-BBC