By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Sept. 8: Tributes have been paid at temples, public places and other locations across the country to those who lost their lives in the catastrophic floods in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa district on August 26.
On Monday, the 13th day after the incident, the government observed a national day of mourning in memory of those who lost their lives in the Bhotekoshi flood. The national flag was flown at half-mast at government offices across the country and at Nepali diplomatic missions abroad.
The devastating floods caused massive loss of life and extensive destruction of homes, roads, bridges, hydropower projects and other critical infrastructure.
A candlelight vigil was held at Maitighar, New Road, Basantapur and Sundhara in Kathmandu on Monday evening in memory of those who lost their lives in the flood.
Our Nawalpur correspondent Bomlal Giri writes: Candlelight vigils were held at various locations across Nawalpur to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the devastating flood.
Tributes were paid at Jyotikunja Community Forest in Kawasoti, where 105 bodies were temporarily managed, and at Dibya Buffer Zone Community Forest in Devchuli, where 55 bodies were managed, as well as at the Madhyabindu Provincial Hospital and other locations. Similarly, various organisations held condolence gatherings at different places across the district.
Meanwhile, Makwanpur correspondent Rammani Dahal has reported that seven political parties organised a condolence programme at Buddha Chowk, Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-10 to pay tribute to the flood victims.
Similarly, at Jaleshwar Temple in Hetauda-2, the Senior Citizens Forum organised a condolence gathering, candle-lighting ceremony and recitation of the Bhagavad Gita in memory of those who lost their lives in the devastating Bhotekoshi floods.
Likewise, the Newa Cultural Pucha organised a Hawan ceremony at Sangam Chowk in Hetauda-2, Health Branch of Bagmati Rural Municipality and Nepal Red Cross Society organised a blood donation programme to prevent a shortage of blood for treating people rescued from the floods.
Likewise, according to our Barahakshetra correspondent, religious recitations and prayers were held at various locations across Sunsari district for the eternal peace of those who lost their lives in the flood.
Meanwhile, according to our Dhankuta correspondent Santosh Subedi, people paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the floods and landslides through the recitation
of the Bhagavad Gita and candle-lighting for the eternal peace of the departed souls.
More than 15 priests took part in the recitation of the Bhagavad Gita during the candle-lighting ceremony held at the premises of the Nishan Bhagwati Temple. Similarly, according to our Gorkha correspondent Gun Bahadur Roka, a mass condolence ceremony was held at Naukhor in Palungtar Municipality-5 in memory of the Palungtar pilgrims who lost their lives in the devastating flood.
Palungtar Mayor Bibash Chintan said photographs of 30 people who died or remain missing in the Bhotekoshi flood were displayed and paid tributes to them. A total of 36 people from Palungtar were travelling to Gosainkunda in a minibus bearing registration number Ga 2 Kha 1152, when it was swept away by the flood.
Six passengers managed to save themselves by jumping from the vehicle after it was caught in the flood, while 30 people remain missing.
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