Kathmandu, Sept. 2 -- At least 147 local elected representatives, government employees, teachers and security personnel remain unaccounted for following the devastating Bhotekoshi floods, according to government data.

The 147 are among 3,916 people still missing after the floods swept through Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading on August 26.

The missing include eight local elected representatives, 32 employees working for local governments, 24 other government employees and 83 security personnel. The figures put the total number of missing elected representatives and government employees at 64, while security personnel account for the remaining 83.

The bodies of two government employees have been recovered and identified. Unless the government...