Villagers missing in Nepal floods
Updated on 20 August 2008
Several people are missing in eastern Nepal after villages were flooded and a main highway and communication systems were cut.
Army helicopters rescued people from rooftops and trees, and police and rescuers used boats to help villagers escape in Sunsari district, about 300 miles south-west of the capital Katmandu, said home ministry official Modraj Dotel.
Emergency relief supplies were also being sent to the area.
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