Archive · 29 Aug 2026
India Rescues Tamil Nadu Pilgrims as Nepal Flood Search Continues
Floods in Nepal stranded many travelers and workers, including Indians.
Twenty-one pilgrims from Tamil Nadu were rescued by the Nepal Army and returned to India.
They traveled from the affected area to Kathmandu and then flew to New Delhi.
Sixty-three Indian workers at a hydropower project were also rescued.
Another 96 Indians crossed from the Chinese side into Nepal and are waiting to be evacuated.
Officials say 320 Indian nationals still cannot be contacted or may be missing.
About 100 people of Indian origin with other nationalities are also uncontactable.
India has sent blankets, tents, medicines and other supplies to Nepal.
India has also offered rescue teams, medical help and temporary bridges, while Nepal is leading rescue operations.
Twenty-one Tamil Nadu pilgrims rescued from flood-hit Nepal arrived in New Delhi from Kathmandu.
Sixty-three Indian workers at the Trishuli One hydropower project were also reported rescued.
Ninety-six Indians stranded on the Chinese side crossed into Nepal by land and await evacuation.
The MEA said 320 Indian nationals remain uncontactable or missing, while about 100 Indian-origin people with other nationalities are also uncontactable.
India has sent relief supplies and offered Nepal rescue, medical, bridge-building and National Disaster Response Force support.
- Who
- Indian pilgrims, hydropower workers and other nationals affected by the floods; Nepalese authorities and the Nepal Army are conducting rescues, with assistance offered by India.
- What
- Twenty-one Tamil Nadu pilgrims returned to India, while rescue, evacuation and humanitarian assistance efforts continue.
- When
- The reported updates cover August 26–29, including the pilgrims’ arrival in New Delhi on Friday.
- Where
- Flood-affected areas near the Nepal-Tibet border and the Bhote Koshi River, Kathmandu, New Delhi and the Chinese side of the affected region.
- Why
- Flash floods and mudslides caused by the disaster disrupted roads, settlements and infrastructure and left people stranded or uncontactable.
- Pilgrims returned
- 21 Tamil Nadu residents rescued from Nepal arrived in New Delhi after reaching Kathmandu.
- Other Indians rescued
- 63 Indian nationals working at the Trishuli One hydropower project were reported rescued.
- Indians crossing into Nepal
- 96 people stranded on the Chinese side safely crossed into Nepal by land and await evacuation.
- Uncontactable Indian nationals
- The MEA reported 320 Indian nationals as uncontactable or missing; the External Affairs Minister also referred to more than 315 still uncontactable.
- Other uncontactable people
- About 100 people of Indian origin holding other nationalities may have traveled for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and remain uncontactable.
- Relief flights
- Two aircraft delivered 10 tons and 37.5 tons of relief supplies; a third flight carrying about 12–13 tons was being considered.
- Additional support offered
- India offered tunnel-rescue and National Disaster Response Force teams, medical assistance, Bailey bridges and technical personnel.
- Broader disaster figures
- One report said nearly 550 people had died and 977 remained out of contact in Nepal; the MEA figures refer specifically to affected Indian nationals and people of Indian origin.
