Archive · 30 Aug 2026
India Sends Fourth Relief Flight to Flood-Hit Nepal
India sent another airplane full of help to Nepal after severe floods.
The plane carried blankets, sleeping bags, plastic sheets, hygiene kits, and other supplies.
It also brought experts who can search inside tunnels and identify people using DNA.
Indian and Nepalese teams are still looking for people who are missing.
India says 88 Indian citizens have been rescued so far.
Another 120 Indian citizens entered Nepal from China.
Rescue workers also found a way to send air into a tunnel where workers may be trapped.
Scientists linked the disaster to a glacial collapse, while saying the exact cause is still unclear.
India’s fourth relief flight delivered 11 tonnes of aid and specialist teams to Kathmandu.
The shipment included tunnel-search equipment, forensic experts for DNA analysis, and emergency supplies.
India says 88 nationals have been rescued, while 120 crossed into Nepal from China.
Rescuers are searching for thousands missing after a destructive flood and debris surge.
India has airlifted 68.5 tonnes of aid and sent equipment for modular and Bailey bridges.
- Who
- India, Nepalese rescue authorities, and international search teams are involved; Indian nationals and other flood victims are being assisted.
- What
- India delivered its fourth relief flight carrying 11 tonnes of supplies, rescue equipment, and specialist personnel after devastating floods.
- When
- The fourth flight arrived on Sunday; related rescue and border-crossing updates were reported on Saturday. The articles describe the disaster as occurring on August 26 and on Wednesday.
- Where
- The aid landed in Kathmandu, while rescue efforts are taking place across flood-affected Nepal, including Rasuwa and the Trishuli 3A and 3B hydroelectric sites.
- Why
- The assistance is intended to support rescue, victim identification, medical relief, recovery, and restoration of critical land connectivity.
Climate Risk Emphasis
Uncertain Immediate Cause
What triggered the disaster?
Climate Risk Emphasis
UN climate chief Simon Stiell said warming driven by human fossil-fuel use is making tragedies of this type more likely, frequent, and severe.
Uncertain Immediate Cause
The United States Geological Survey attributed the torrent to a glacial collapse but said the exact cause of that collapse remains unclear.
- Latest flight
- India’s fourth relief flight to Nepal carried 11 tonnes of assistance.
- Total aid delivered
- India has airlifted 68.5 tonnes of relief material to Kathmandu.
- Supplies
- Blankets, sleeping bags, tarpaulins, plastic sheets, hygiene kits, medicines, generators, food packets, and water-purification tablets were included across the shipments.
- Indian nationals rescued
- The Ministry of External Affairs reported that 88 Indian nationals had been rescued.
- Cross-border movement
- The Ministry of External Affairs said 120 Indian nationals crossed into Nepal from China.
- Bridge assistance
- Sixteen trucks carrying equipment for a 230-foot Single Lane Modular Steel Bridge reached Nepal; equipment for seven Bailey bridges was expected to follow.
- Search situation
- Reports said nearly 3,000 people were missing and 682 bodies had been recovered, based on figures from Nepal and China.
