Nepal: Flash flood along China border sweeps out Miteri Bridge with 200 vehicles
'Many of the vehicles kept in the customs port along the Bhotekoshi River have been swept away by the flash flood after heavy rainfall on the Chinese side. At the time of the flood, about 200 vehicles were there at the customs port,' Arjun Paudel, Chief District Officer of Rasuwa.
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