Baglung. The whereabouts of 15 people missing in the flooding and landslides at Bobang of Western Dhorpatan Municipality-9 in Baglung are still unknown. The disaster had claimed 22 lives two months ago.

The search for the missing people along the banks of Bhuji River and the landslide area has been halted. “We have not stopped the search; we are changing the process,” Superintendent of Police Lokendra Shrestha told National News Agency (RSS). “We have circulated the information about the missing across the country but have not received any information about them from anywhere, till date,” he said.

As directed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the district administration office has provided relief compensation to the families of the missing people as is provided to the family of the deceased and reconstruction process has been initiated in the affected area.

All of the missing are local residents and re identified as Jit Bahadur Gharti Magar, 31, nine-year-old Shesan BK, four-year-old Rabi BK, Man Kumari BK, 22, Tek Maya BK, 21, 10-month-old Tirsana BK, Manisha BK, 15, Kaushila Pul, 55, Bilasa Pun, 26, Tulmati Gharti, 55, five-year-old Biraj BK, 10-month-old Umisa BK, three-year-old Karali Pun, eight-year-old Mohan BK and Samundra BK, 12.

All members of some of the families have gone missing. Of the 38 people affected by the disaster, one was rescued alive, bodies of 22 were retrieved and 15 are still missing.