Search Continues for 19 Missing After Flooding in Nepal

The flash floods hit Nepal on Tuesday due to the monsoon rains, washing away the Friendship Bridge connected to China.

Damaged vehicles after severe monsoon rains flooded the Bhotekoshi River and swept away a key bridge connecting the country with China in Rasuwagadi, Nepal, on July, 9, 2025. Sujan Gurung/AP

Nepal authorities said on Wednesday that the search continues for 19 people missing after monsoon rains destroyed the bridge connecting the country with China, resulting in nine deaths.

The flash floods hit Rasuwa on early Tuesday morning, triggering landslides in the border area and washing away the China–Nepal Friendship Bridge at Rasuwagadi, which is 75 miles north of the capital, Kathmandu.