KATHMANDU, May 30: Armed police divers safely rescued 22 people trapped in the middle of the Narayani River in Shivghat, Ward 16 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitwan district.
A broken dam stranded the group on a river island while they were extracting gravel and sand from the Narayani River.
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After receiving the information, the Armed Police Force Nepal, 17th Battalion Chitwan, led by Armed Police Inspector Chamanarayan Mahto, deployed a security team with divers who rescued the stranded individuals using a boat.
Meanwhile, the dam break caused a tipper used to transport gravel and sand to sink at the same location.
