Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Nepal Floods Prompt Maharashtra Assistance for Stranded Tourists
Severe floods have affected Nepal’s Rasuwa district.
The floods may have left some tourists from Maharashtra unable to travel.
A minister said about 80 Maharashtra tourists could be stranded, but only four or five were in contact with officials.
The Bhote Koshi River area has been badly affected.
Maharashtra has opened a helpdesk to find out who needs help.
Nashik officials are also preparing to assist tourists from the district.
Families have been asked to contact officials quickly if relatives are missing or stranded.
Officials are collecting information so they can provide necessary assistance.
Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan said about 80 tourists from the state may be stranded in Nepal.
Only four or five tourists were reportedly in contact with officials, according to Mahajan.
Flooding in Nepal’s Rasuwa district has disrupted normal life and may have stranded tourists near the Bhote Koshi River.
Maharashtra has established a helpdesk and begun collecting information about citizens needing assistance.
Nashik’s district administration urged families to immediately report stranded relatives to state or district officials.
- Who
- Tourists from Maharashtra, including possible visitors from Nashik district, and state and district disaster-management officials.
- What
- Flooding in Nepal may have stranded tourists; Maharashtra and Nashik authorities are collecting information and arranging assistance.
- When
- During the severe flooding described in the reports; no specific date is provided.
- Where
- Nepal’s Rasuwa district, particularly the Bhote Koshi River area; assistance is being coordinated from Maharashtra and Nashik.
- Why
- Massive flooding has disrupted normal life and may have prevented tourists from leaving the affected area.
- Potentially stranded tourists
- About 80 tourists from Maharashtra, according to Minister Girish Mahajan.
- Tourists in contact
- Four to five tourists were reportedly in contact with officials.
- Affected area
- Rasuwa district in Nepal.
- River involved
- The Bhote Koshi River.
- State response
- The Maharashtra State Disaster Management Authority has set up a helpdesk and is gathering information.
- Nashik response
- The District Disaster Management Cell at the District Collector’s office has been made fully operational.
- Public appeal
- Families should immediately contact the State Disaster Management Cell or Nashik district administration if someone is stranded.