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Jharkhand Man Untraceable In Nepal Floods, Family Seeks Help
Ramprasad Ghosh is a 41-year-old man from Ranchi who was working at a hydropower project in Nepal.
Large flash floods hit parts of Nepal.
His family last spoke to him on Tuesday.
They could not reach him from Wednesday morning onward.
They are worried because the places shown in television reports are near his workplace.
The family has asked Indian authorities to help find him.
Jharkhand’s migrant control room has contacted the Indian Embassy with his details.
Nepal’s floods have killed 177 people, and many others are still missing.
Ramprasad Ghosh, a 41-year-old man from Ranchi, is untraceable after flash floods struck Nepal.
He had been working as an administrator at a hydropower project in Kathmandu.
His family last spoke with him through a social media call on Tuesday and lost contact Wednesday morning.
The family has asked the state and central governments to help trace and rescue him.
Nepal’s flood death toll reached 177, with thousands missing, including about 300 Indian tourists.
- Who
- Ramprasad Ghosh, a 41-year-old hydropower-project administrator from Ranchi, and his family.
- What
- Ghosh is untraceable after flash floods in Nepal, prompting his family to seek help locating and rescuing him.
- Where
- He was working at a hydropower project in or near Kathmandu, Nepal.
- When
- The report was filed on August 27; his last known conversation was on Tuesday, and contact attempts began Wednesday morning.
- Why
- Flash floods disrupted contact and affected areas where Ghosh was working.
Key facts
- Missing person
- Ramprasad Ghosh, aged 41
- Home location
- Hyder Ali Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand
- Occupation
- Administrator at a hydropower project
- Last contact
- A social media call on Tuesday
- Family's request
- Government assistance to trace and safely rescue him
- Official action
- Jharkhand’s migrant control room shared his details with the Indian Embassy
- Nepal flood toll
- 177 deaths, with thousands missing, including about 300 Indian tourists
Quotes
Ranjit Kumar Ghosh
Ramprasad Ghosh’s 75-year-old father
“We had our last conversation with him through a social media call on Tuesday. When we saw the news of the flash floods, we tried to contact him through various sources since Wednesday morning, but he is still untraceable”
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“He had come home on leave two months ago and returned after spending 10 days”
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