Kathmandu, July 9 -- Search operations for 19 people missing following the devastating flood in Rasuwa on Tuesday morning are ongoing, Nepal Police said.

Police teams have been deployed along the banks of the Trishuli and Narayani rivers, extending to districts including Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Chitwan, and Nawalparasi, as efforts continue to locate those swept away by the floodwaters.

The body of Assistant Sub-inspector of Police Lal Bahadur Shrestha, who went missing during the flood in Rasuwa, was recovered in Chitwan on Tuesday evening. So far, nine deaths have been confirmed, but only five of the bodies are in a condition that can be identified, said Senior Superintendent of Police Sanjay Singh Thapa, spokesperson for the Bagmati...