Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Two Sisters Found Safe as Nepal Floods Leave Families Waiting
Severe floods hit parts of Nepal after a river suddenly rose.
Two sisters from Madhya Pradesh were separated from their family for two days.
They were later found safe in Pokhara.
They were expected to start traveling home on Sunday.
Five other Madhya Pradesh families were still waiting for news.
One missing person, Swati Bagrecha, was traveling with an Isha Foundation group.
Her phone was still ringing, but she was not answering calls.
Officials and relatives were trying to locate the missing people.
Palak and Pallavi Manji of Madhya Pradesh were found safe in Pokhara after losing contact with their family for two days.
At least seven people from Madhya Pradesh were reported missing or stranded in Nepal, including two brothers and a Toronto-based engineer.
Families of Vikas and Himanshu Rajput, Shah Jahan Ansari, Shiba Prasad Mukherjee and Swati Bagrecha continued seeking information.
Swati Bagrecha was last contacted on August 26 near the Nepal-Tibet border during a 77-member Isha Foundation pilgrimage group.
The flash floods began after a surge in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River and affected downstream areas through the Trishuli and Gandak river systems.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh residents, including Palak and Pallavi Manji, Vikas and Himanshu Rajput, Shah Jahan Ansari, Shiba Prasad Mukherjee and Swati Bagrecha, were affected.
- What
- Two sisters were found safe, while other Madhya Pradesh families continued searching for relatives missing or stranded in Nepal floods.
- When
- The floods began on August 26; the sisters were traced on Friday and were expected to begin returning home on Sunday.
- Where
- The incidents occurred in Nepal, including Pokhara, the Rasuwa region and the Nepal-Tibet border.
- Why
- A sudden surge in the Bhotekoshi River caused flash flooding that affected downstream river systems and disrupted communications.
- Confirmed safe
- Palak and Pallavi Manji were found in Pokhara.
- People affected
- At least seven people from Madhya Pradesh were reported missing or stranded in Nepal.
- Swati Bagrecha
- The Toronto-based engineer was last contacted near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26.
- Pilgrimage group
- Bagrecha was traveling with a 77-member Isha Foundation group.
- Flood trigger
- A sudden surge in the Bhotekoshi River in Nepal’s Rasuwa region triggered the floods.
- Downstream impact
- Floodwaters flowed into the Trishuli and Gandak river systems.
- Assistance efforts
- The families contacted Indian and Canadian embassies, emergency helplines and a Delhi control room.