Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Maharashtra Tourists Return Safely After Nepal Flash Floods
A major flood hit parts of Nepal after a glacier collapsed near the Nepal-Tibet border.
The flood carried water, mud, rocks and debris into towns and villages.
Many tourists from Maharashtra were stranded in the region.
Thirty-seven of them reached Mumbai safely on Saturday.
They said they were very thankful and felt protected by God.
They also thanked the Indian and Maharashtra governments for helping them return.
Officials said they had contacted 338 of 404 stranded people from Maharashtra and confirmed they were safe.
However, 60 tourists were still untraceable at the time of the report.
The floods had killed 669 people and left more than 2,000 missing, according to the article.
Thirty-seven tourists from Maharashtra returned to Mumbai from Nepal on Saturday.
Tourists said they felt “saved by God” and thanked the Union and Maharashtra governments.
Flash floods followed an ice-rock avalanche and glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26.
The disaster reportedly killed 669 people, while more than 2,000 remained missing.
Authorities contacted 338 of 404 stranded people from Maharashtra; 60 tourists remained untraceable.
- Who
- Tourists from Maharashtra, Indian and Maharashtra authorities, and officials coordinating with Nepal and China.
- What
- Thirty-seven tourists returned to Mumbai after flash floods stranded travelers in the Nepal-Tibet region.
- When
- The tourists returned on Saturday, after flash floods on August 26; the report is dated August 29.
- Where
- The disaster affected central Nepal and the Nepal-Tibet region; the tourists arrived at Mumbai airport.
- Why
- They returned after authorities coordinated their evacuation amid devastating floods caused by an ice-rock avalanche and glacial collapse.
- Tourists returned
- 37 tourists reached Mumbai from Nepal.
- People from Maharashtra affected
- 404 people were reported stranded in the Nepal-Tibet region.
- Safety contacts established
- Authorities contacted 338 people and confirmed their safety.
- Still untraceable
- 60 tourists who traveled through Mumbai-based Richa Tours remained untraceable.
- Reported death toll
- 669 people had died by Saturday.
- People missing
- More than 2,000 people were still missing.
- Return delay
- One Kailash Mansarovar group said its return was delayed by one day.