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Major accident: A bus carrying 40 Indians fell into a river in Nepal, killing 14 people | News India

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A major accident has happened with a bus full of Indian passengers in Nepal. A bus full of Indian passengers has fallen into the Marsyangdi river in Tanahun city. It is being told that there were about 40 Indian passengers in the bus. It is being told that 14 people have died in this terrible accident, whose bodies have been recovered. While 15 people are injured and many people are still missing. The Nepal Army has also deployed helicopters for relief and rescue operations. The crowd of people gathered on the river bank is also being cautioned.

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After this accident, the local administration and rescue team reached the spot. Relief and rescue work is going on at the accident site. A team of Nepal Army led by a senior police officer, 45 APF personnel and 10 divers are present at the accident site. 35 APF personnel of 23rd Battalion, Bhanu, Tanahun are also engaged in rescue work. Regarding this incident, DSP Deepkumar Roy of District Police Office Tanahun said that the bus number UP FT 7623 has fallen into the river and is lying on the river bank. According to the officer, this bus was going from Pokhara to Kathmandu.

Let us tell you that in the last 2 months, about 200 people have died due to several landslides and floods caused by continuous rains. Heavy rains between June and September have badly affected the region, especially the hilly areas. Every year in Nepal, heavy rainfall results in landslides and floods.