Twenty-seven foreign tourists have been rescued from the flood-hit Timure and Bhotekoshi areas of Rasuwa following Wednesday’s devastating flash flood, according to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).
More than 1,500 pilgrims, most of them Indian nationals, have been stranded in Tibet while returning from the Kailash Mansarovar yatra after a massive flood in the Bhote Koshi River devastated Nepal-China border areas on August 26.
The number of Nepali and foreign nationals reported missing in the Rasuwa flash flood has risen to 644, according to the latest situation update issued by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) on Thursday.
The Nepal Tourism Board has brought together 35 travel video makers, vloggers and social media influencers to discuss how Nepal can promote its tourism more effectively and authentically in the digital age.