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Nepal floods rescue three Indians, including five-year-old child
Floods hit parts of Nepal on August 26 and caused widespread damage.
Rescue teams have saved more than 12,000 people.
Three more Indians were rescued from an area called Trishuli Bazaar.
One of them is a five-year-old child named Samarth.
In total, 169 Indian citizens have been rescued, but 275 are still missing.
Nepal’s authorities say at least 1,295 people have died.
India has sent food and other relief supplies to help Nepal.
India has also sent rescue, forensic and medical workers.
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu is helping the rescued family return home.
Three Indians, including five-year-old Samarth Abhijit Pawar, were rescued from Nepal’s Trishuli Bazaar area.
The rescues raised the total number of Indian evacuees to 169, while 275 Indian nationals remain missing.
Nepal’s flood death toll reached at least 1,295, with more than 12,000 people rescued and about 5,000 still missing.
India has sent around 95 tonnes of relief material on seven aircraft and deployed 54 personnel to Nepal.
India said it plans to send additional forensic kits, Bailey bridges and other materials requested by Nepal.
- Who
- Three Indian nationals—Abhijit Suresh Pawar, Dipika Abhijit Pawar and five-year-old Samarth Abhijit Pawar—were rescued; 275 Indian nationals remain missing.
- What
- Indian nationals were rescued amid major floods in Nepal, while India continued relief and rescue assistance.
- Where
- The rescues took place in the Trishuli Bazaar area of Nepal, with wider damage mainly in central Nepal.
- When
- The report was dated September 4; the floods struck on August 26.
- Why
- Rescue operations and Indian assistance are addressing the flooding, deaths, disappearances and infrastructure damage.
Key facts
- Indian evacuees rescued
- 169
- Indian nationals missing
- 275
- Nepal flood death toll
- At least 1,295
- People rescued in Nepal
- More than 12,000
- People still missing in Nepal
- About 5,000
- Indian relief material
- Around 95 tonnes sent on seven aircraft
- Indian personnel deployed
- 54, including tunnel rescue experts, forensic experts and medical staff
- Infrastructure damage
- 35 motorable bridges, 45 suspension bridges and 40 km of black-topped roads damaged
Quotes
Randhir Jaiswal
Spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs
“In addition to the relief material, we have also sent 54 personnel to support relief and rescue efforts in Nepal. This comprises 30 tunnel rescue experts, 19 forensic experts, and a five-member medical team. Our rescue and forensic teams are deployed on the ground, and they are working closely with the Nepalese authorities.”
theprint.in
“Developed countries who historically are responsible for the emissions and have contributed overwhelmingly to this crisis, must take lead in reducing emissions and supporting developing countries by way of finance and technology transfer to meet this challenge.”
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