Fourteen of the 40 employees working at the Rasuwa Customs Office remain out of contact after a flood in the Bhotekoshi River on Wednesday morning.
Officials from the Department of Customs said that, after making continuous attempts to contact the employees from Kathmandu, they were able to reach 26 of the 40 staff members.
The department said that efforts are ongoing to locate the remaining employees who remain out of contact.
“So far, we have managed to contact 26 employees. Efforts to reach the others are continuing,” said Yam Lal Bhusal, director general of the Department of Customs.
The department said that a massive flood originating from Tibet, China, at around 8 a.m. on Wednesday swept away all structures of the Timure Customs Office.
The flooding also caused extensive property damage in the surrounding areas.