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106 Maharashtra Tourists Leave Nepal After Fadnavis Intervention
Floods in Nepal stranded tourists from Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke with them and worked with other officials to help them return.
A group of 106 tourists from Nagpur safely left Kathmandu in buses.
They were to travel onward through Bihar and then take a train home.
Reports gave different names for the buses’ destination: Janakpur and Danapur.
Officials had earlier listed 114 Maharashtra tourists as stranded, with 53 confirmed safe.
The floods reportedly killed nearly 359 people and left around 910 people missing or unaccounted for.
Rescue workers are searching for people, moving residents to safety and delivering supplies.
As many as 106 tourists from Nagpur safely left Kathmandu for onward travel to Bihar after intervention by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Nepal MP Sandeep Rana arranged four mini-buses for the group, although reports differed on whether their road destination was Janakpur or Danapur.
The tourists are expected to continue their journey by train from Bihar to Maharashtra.
Maharashtra officials earlier reported 114 stranded tourists, with 53 confirmed safe in the Saga Mansarovar area; Fadnavis said the exact current number was unclear.
Nepal’s floods reportedly killed nearly 359 people and left about 910 missing or unaccounted for, while rescue teams continued operations.
- Who
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, 106 tourists from Nagpur, Nepal MP Sandeep Rana, Maharashtra officials and rescue teams.
- What
- The 106 tourists safely left Kathmandu after buses were arranged for their return journey, while flood rescue operations continued in Nepal.
- Where
- They left Kathmandu and were traveling toward Bihar for an onward train journey to Maharashtra; the floods affected the Bhotekoshi River area and other parts of Nepal.
- When
- The tourists left on Thursday evening, August 27, after floods struck Nepal on Wednesday.
- Why
- Flooding disrupted regular travel routes and stranded Maharashtra tourists, prompting state and central government coordination to assist their return.
Key facts
- Tourists evacuated
- 106 tourists from Nagpur safely left Kathmandu
- Transport arranged
- Four mini-buses were arranged by Nepal MP Sandeep Rana
- Onward travel
- The tourists were to continue from Bihar by train
- Earlier stranded figure
- Maharashtra officials reported at least 114 people stranded, with 53 confirmed safe
- Reported Nepal deaths
- Nearly 359 people
- Reported missing
- Around 910 people remained missing or unaccounted for
- Flood threat
- A newly formed lake upstream of the Lhende River was reported as a potential additional threat
- Rescue work
- Teams were searching for missing people, evacuating vulnerable residents and distributing relief supplies
Quotes
Devendra Fadnavis
Chief Minister of Maharashtra
“The state does not have any exact figure of how many people are stranded there at present.”
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“Do not fear, the government is with you.”
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Sources
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