Kushinagar district disaster response force official Ravi Rai said 11 bodies had now been recovered from the Narayani in the district, while six were recovered in Maharajganj near the India-Nepal border on August 27.

Local residents said they had witnessed several bodies and household belongings being swept downstream towards Bihar by the strong current

Two Uttar Pradesh districts are on high alert after three bodies, believed to have been swept downstream from Nepal, were recovered from the Gandak River.