01 April 2019, Bhadrapur
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli cut short his visit to Jhapa and Morang districts and left for the storm-hit districts of Para and Bara this afternoon. Prime Minister Oli boarded a Nepali Army helicopter from the Chandragadhi airport of Jhapa earlier today.
The Prime Minister has been accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Upendra Yadav and Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa.
Talking in brief to media persons, Home Minister Thapa said latest report says that 27 people died while more than 700 were injured in the incident. Further relief and compensation would be provided to the survivors based on the need identified during the onsite inspection, he said.
