Kathmandu, Sept. 10 -- A helicopter carrying relief material reached the far-flung village of Tiru in Rasuwa, the district hardest hit in the August 26 floods, on Wednesday, 15 days after the devastating deluge tore through the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river basins.

Tiru is among the most remote villages in the district, lying across the mighty Trishuli river. With all bridges linking it swept away by the massive floods, the village has been effectively cut off from the outside world.

The floods washed away all roads and bridges linking the village and disrupted electricity and communication services. More than 500 people from the village remain unaccounted for after the floods, according to Mar Ling Tamang, chair of Uttargaya Rural Muni...