Kathmandu, Sept. 17 -- The Nepal Electricity Authority has announced an emergency relief package for families of employees and workers who went missing in the devastating floods along the Bhotekoshi River.

The floods damaged 13 hydropower projects and left scores of employees and workers missing. At least 47 Nepal Electricity Authority employees and workers remain unaccounted for.

A meeting of the authority's board, chaired by Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha on Wednesday evening, decided to provide immediate assistance to the families of the missing to support search efforts, perform religious and social rites according to their traditions, and meet their living expenses, said board member Anshukira...