Over 24,600 evacuated after landslide
"The local government is continuing the transportation of daily necessities, including beds and food, to the affected area and currently there have been enough to meet the needs of the evacuees," said Tanpa Yarphel, a senior official with the Jomda county government, where Bolo township is located.
While all residents in the affected area have been evacuated, searches are ongoing along the river to ensure no one has been left behind.
Sodnam Wangchug, Party chief of Bolo township, said they have constructed four shelters to accommodate evacuees and four doctors have been dispatched to the shelters.
Tsering Lhamo, a local resident, said they are staying in a tent and have enough to eat. "We are at ease now," he said. The incident has triggered an emergency response from the Ministry of Emergency Management.
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