Kathmandu, July 23 -- As many as 203 Nepalis stranded in Kerung, Tibet, after a flood swept away the Miteri Bridge over the Lhende River, a tributary of the Bhotekoshi River, are being repatriated to Nepal via the Tatopani border point on Wednesday.

Rasuwa's Chief District Officer Arjun Paudel said the Nepalis, including workers and truck drivers, had been kept safe in Kerung since the flood hit on July 8. The Chinese authorities rescued 72 Nepali truck drivers and others from the Tibetan side of the border that night and had been providing them with food and shelter, he said.

Paudel said the returnees are being brought to Tatopani in Sindhupalchok district in 20 vehicles escorted by Chinese security personnel.

Home Minister Ramesh Lek...