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Assam Coordinates Return of People Stranded in Nepal Floods
Floods in Nepal have trapped or affected some people from Assam.
Assam’s chief minister said the government is working to help them return safely.
Officials are speaking with families and agencies involved in rescue work.
The state has opened a help desk in New Delhi for emergency assistance.
Assam has not said how many people from the state may be missing.
Nepal’s floods were caused by an ice-rock avalanche linked to a glacial collapse.
The disaster sent water, mud and debris through towns and villages.
Rescue teams have saved more than 1,500 injured or stranded people, while many others continue searching for victims.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said efforts were underway to bring stranded state residents home from flood-hit Nepal.
The Assam government said it was in contact with families and coordinating with relevant agencies, but did not provide a number of missing people.
Chief Secretary Ravi Kota said no families had approached the state government for updates about relatives in Nepal.
Assam established a flood emergency help desk at Assam House in New Delhi, along with several assistance numbers.
Nepal’s flash-flood death toll reached 469, while 1,545 injured and stranded people were rescued and 7,451 security personnel continued search operations.
- Who
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam officials, and people from Assam stranded in Nepal.
- What
- The Assam government is coordinating efforts to ensure stranded residents’ safety and arrange their return home.
- Where
- The stranded people are in flood-affected areas of Nepal, while Assam’s emergency help desk is at Assam House in New Delhi.
- When
- The chief minister’s statement was reported on August 28; rescue operations were continuing for a third day, with the death toll reported on Friday.
- Why
- An ice-rock avalanche triggered by a glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border caused destructive flash floods.
Key facts
- Nepal death toll
- 469 people, according to the report.
- People rescued
- 1,545 injured and stranded people were rescued from affected regions.
- Hospitalized
- 84 rescued people were receiving treatment in hospitals in Kathmandu.
- Security personnel deployed
- 7,451 personnel were involved in continuing search and rescue operations.
- Nepal Army personnel
- 2,391 Nepal Army personnel were among those mobilized.
- Assam emergency help desk
- Located at Assam House in New Delhi.
- Assam assistance numbers
- 011-23010299/98, 28877111, 9101089151, and 892057057.
Quotes
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam
“We are aware of people from Assam stranded in Nepal amid the ongoing floods. We are in touch with their families and coordinating with relevant agencies to ensure their safety and earliest possible return home”
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