Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Four Pune-Linked Travellers Safe Amid Nepal Flood Rescue
Four people connected to Pune are in Nepal after a dangerous flood, but officials say they are safe.
One of them is from Pune, while the other three are from Mumbai and Ahilyanagar.
The flood happened after part of a glacier broke apart high in the mountains.
Ice, rocks and mud entered a river and created a powerful wave of water.
The flood damaged roads, bridges, homes and other infrastructure.
Many tourists and pilgrims in the area are still missing or being located.
Nepal is using rescue teams, helicopters and drones to search for people.
Mud, high water and broken roads are making the rescue difficult.
Pune officials have provided phone numbers for families seeking information.
Four people linked to Pune district are stranded in Nepal but officials say they are safe and in contact with authorities.
The group includes Pune resident Smita Pawar and relatives Yogini Patil, Dinesh Bhosale and Pooja Bhosale.
Flash floods and landslides struck Nepal’s border region on August 26 after a high-altitude glacial collapse triggered a debris-filled river surge.
Roads, bridges, homes, vehicles and hydropower infrastructure were damaged, while hundreds of tourists and pilgrims remain unaccounted for.
Pune residents seeking information can contact the District Control Room or the Mantralaya Control Room through the listed helplines.
- Who
- Four people linked to Pune district—Smita Pawar, Yogini Patil, Dinesh Bhosale and Pooja Bhosale—are stranded in Nepal; officials say they are safe.
- What
- Flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border, while rescue teams search for missing tourists, pilgrims and residents.
- When
- The disaster struck on August 26, 2026; the information about the four people was reported to the Mantralaya Control Room at about 5 p.m. that day.
- Where
- The worst-affected areas include Nepal’s Rasuwa district and river systems linked to the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli, as well as the Gyirong area on the Tibet side.
- Why
- A high-altitude Himalayan glacier collapsed, sending ice, rock and sediment into a river and triggering a major downstream surge of water and debris.
- Affected group
- Four people linked to Pune district are stranded in Nepal and reported safe.
- Identified Pune resident
- Smita Pawar is the only person in the group identified as being from Pune district.
- Other group members
- Yogini Patil, Dinesh Bhosale and Pooja Bhosale are reported to be from Mumbai and Ahilyanagar.
- Cause
- A glacial collapse generated a debris flow and powerful river surge; the seismic signal was initially mistaken for an earthquake.
- Reported date
- The floods struck on August 26, 2026.
- Pune helplines
- District Control Room: 1077, 020-26123371 and 9370960061.
- State helplines
- Mantralaya Control Room: 022-22027990 and 9321587143.