Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Karnataka Says 13 Natives Remain Untraced After Nepal Floods
About 13 people from Karnataka are still missing after severe floods near Nepal’s border with Tibet.
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said government officials are trying to find them.
The state is working with India’s Ministry of External Affairs and other central authorities.
Officials had earlier listed 28 people as stranded or missing.
Four of them were later confirmed safe.
Most of the people were in Timure, Nepal, while some were in Darchen in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The floods badly damaged towns and villages in northern and central Nepal.
Nepalese authorities said 903 people had died and nearly 4,250 were still missing.
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said about 13 people from the state remain untraced in Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The state government is coordinating with India’s Ministry of External Affairs and central authorities to locate them.
Officials previously identified 28 Karnataka residents as stranded or missing, including 23 from Bengaluru Urban district.
Four of those 28 people were confirmed safe, while the latest statement reduced the number still untraced to about 13.
Nepal’s flash-flood disaster death toll reached 903, with nearly 4,250 people still missing, authorities said.
- Who
- About 13 people from Karnataka remain untraced; Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and government officials are coordinating the search.
- What
- The state is trying to trace Karnataka residents affected by flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border and adjoining areas.
- When
- Shivakumar gave the latest update on Monday; the disaster devastated areas on August 26.
- Where
- Most affected Karnataka residents were reported in Timure, Nepal’s Rasuwa district, with some in Darchen in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Why
- Flash floods, believed to have been triggered by a collapse or avalanche of ice and rock, caused the disaster.
- People still untraced
- About 13 Karnataka residents
- Earlier state tally
- 28 people from Karnataka were listed as stranded or missing
- Confirmed safe
- Four of the 28 people were confirmed safe
- Main location
- Timure in Nepal’s Rasuwa district
- Other reported location
- Darchen in the Tibet Autonomous Region
- Nepal death toll
- 903 people as of Monday
- People still missing in Nepal
- Nearly 4,250