Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Nepal Floods Leave Bengal Families Awaiting News of Missing Trekkers
Flash floods in Nepal caused many people to go missing.
Thirty-nine missing people were from Bengal, according to official records.
A couple from Barasat has been rescued.
Thirty-seven people from Bengal are still missing.
Their families are waiting anxiously for news.
Twenty-seven families gave DNA samples to help with identification.
Police asked a forensic laboratory to finish the tests quickly.
Some relatives went to Nepal but did not find new information.
Thirty-nine people from Bengal were reported missing after flash floods in Nepal.
A couple from Barasat was rescued, leaving 37 people from Bengal still missing.
Twenty-seven families submitted DNA samples for forensic profiling on Thursday.
Police asked the state forensic laboratory to expedite testing and send reports to Nepal.
Relatives criticized the lack of information and some traveled to Nepal seeking answers.
- Who
- Families of missing Bengal residents, police, and forensic laboratory officials are involved.
- What
- Relatives are seeking information about people missing after Nepal flash floods, while DNA testing is being arranged.
- When
- DNA samples were submitted on Thursday, and officials hope testing will be completed by next week.
- Where
- The floods occurred in parts of Nepal; the DNA samples were submitted to a state forensic laboratory.
- Why
- Families need confirmation about whether their relatives were rescued, died, or remain missing.
Families' concerns
Authorities' response
Information about missing relatives
Families' concerns
Families say they have received little information and want definitive details about whether their relatives are alive, dead, rescued, or among those whose bodies were recovered.
Authorities' response
Police say DNA reports will be sent directly to the Nepal government and are seeking faster processing.
Travel and identification efforts
Families' concerns
Some relatives have traveled to Nepal, and one family said it would go there if rescue lists or photographs of recovered bodies became available.
Authorities' response
Authorities are relying on DNA profiling and official communication with Nepal to assist the identification process.
- People from Bengal reported missing
- 39
- People from Bengal still missing
- 37, after a couple from Barasat was rescued
- Families submitting DNA samples
- 27
- Testing location
- A state forensic laboratory
- Reports destination
- The Nepal government
- Expected testing timeline
- Officials hope the tests will be completed by next week