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Nepal Floods Leave 320 Indians Unreachable as India Sends Aid
Severe flash floods struck Nepal near its border with China.
India said it could not contact 320 of its citizens.
About 400 other Indians on the Chinese side were reported safe and were in contact with families or officials.
Ninety-six Indians crossed into Nepal, and 21 people later returned to India.
Sixty-three Indian workers at a hydropower project were rescued.
Around 100 people of Indian origin with other nationalities were also uncontactable.
India sent emergency supplies to Nepal in several flights.
India also offered rescue workers, doctors and temporary bridges to help Nepal.
Officials warned that the numbers could change as rescue teams learn more.
The MEA said 320 Indian nationals remained missing or uncontactable after Nepal’s flash floods.
Around 400 Indian nationals stranded on the Chinese side were reported safe, with evacuation plans under discussion.
Ninety-six Indians crossed from China into Nepal, while 21 Tamil Nadu nationals returned to New Delhi.
Sixty-three Indian workers from the Trishuli One hydropower project were rescued.
India sent emergency supplies and offered tunnel-rescue, medical, bridge-building and NDRF assistance to Nepal.
- Who
- Indian nationals, people of Indian origin, Nepalese and Chinese authorities, India’s Ministry of External Affairs, and Indian relief agencies are involved.
- What
- Flash floods left 320 Indian nationals uncontactable while about 400 Indians on the Chinese side were reported safe; evacuation and relief efforts are continuing.
- Where
- The worst-affected areas included Nepal’s Rasuwa, Dhading and Nuwakot districts and the Nepal-China border; evacuees reached Kathmandu and New Delhi.
- When
- The floods occurred on Wednesday, and the updates were issued on Friday, August 28.
- Why
- Floodwaters and debris damaged roads, bridges, communications and power links, disrupting access and contact and prompting rescue and international relief efforts.
Key facts
- Indian nationals uncontactable
- 320, according to the MEA; officials said the figure was dynamic.
- Indians on Chinese side
- Around 400 were reported safe, with evacuation arrangements being coordinated with Chinese authorities.
- Crossed into Nepal
- 96 Indian nationals stranded on the Chinese side crossed into Nepal by land.
- Returned to India
- Twenty-one Tamil Nadu nationals reached New Delhi after arriving in Kathmandu.
- Hydropower workers rescued
- Sixty-three Indian nationals working at the Trishuli One hydropower project were rescued.
- People of Indian origin uncontactable
- Around 100 people with other nationalities were separately reported out of contact.
- Indian relief assistance
- Reports said India sent 47.5 tonnes in two flights and planned a third consignment of roughly 10 to 13 tonnes, bringing the reported total to about 60 tonnes.
- Reported Nepal death toll
- Articles cited differing figures of at least 469 and 538 deaths, reflecting updates from different stages of the rescue operation.
Quotes
Randhir Jaiswal
Official spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs
“At this moment 320 nationals have been uncontactable. Please note that this is a dynamic situation. Around 100 persons of Indian origin, who may have been travelling for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, remain uncontactable. Around 400 Indian nationals on the Chinese side of the border are safe.”
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“A Reece team is being flown first to assess the equipment required. A medical team is also being prepared to be sent. In addition, we have also offered bailey bridges along with their associated technical teams so that connectivity can be restored quickly in the affected parts of Nepal.”
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Sources
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400 Indian Nationals Safe on Nepal-China Border, MEA Confirms
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Nepal floods: Over 400 Indians stranded in China safe, 320 still untraceable: MEA
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