Bank vault swept downstream by floods leads to 29 arrests in Dhading
A flood-carried bank vault was recovered in Dhading, where police detained 29 people accused of breaking it open and taking cash.
A severe flood in Nepal transported a bank vault from the Rasuwa region downstream via the Trishuli River, eventually depositing it in Dhading. A combined team of the Armed Police Force and Nepal Police discovered the vault and caught 29 individuals allegedly trying to open it and remove cash, recovering Rs 9,268,505. Deputy Inspector General Abi Narayan Kafle confirmed that all suspects are in custody at the District Police Office pending further inquiry and legal action.
In a related incident, police identified two men from a short video who were accused of stealing gold earrings from a woman’s body after she was swept away in the Narayani River. The nation continues a large-scale rescue effort after flash floods and landslides caused extensive damage and a death toll exceeding 600.
Why it matters
It shows how natural disasters can create opportunistic crimes and strain law-enforcement resources.
How this story developed
- Aug 27 Flash Floods from Glacial Collapse Leave Hundreds Dead and Thousands Missing on Nepal-Tibet Border
- Aug 27 The United Nations pledged $2 million for relief efforts.
- Aug 27 The US Department of State said 90 Americans were unaccounted for in China and Nepal and it was not aware of any US deaths.
- Aug 28 Families of 39 Australians still missing after deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet are pleading for any information as a communications blackout hampers contact.
- Aug 28 Authorities warned that the debris‑clogged river and rising water in a blocked lake could cause additional flooding downstream.
- Aug 28 Rescue operations were halted for roughly one and a half hours after the lake began to overflow.
- Aug 28 A landslide-created lake on the China-Nepal border is overflowing, prompting emergency actions as the disaster has killed at least 543 people and left 1,535 missing.
- Aug 28 Death toll reported to have risen above 500 and missing persons count listed at about 977.
- Aug 29 Death‑toll estimates rose to at least 579 with about 1,400 people still missing.
- Aug 29 A temporary dam created by the landslide threatens to burst, risking additional flooding.
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