Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Sixteen Keralites Return Safely as Nepal Flood Rescue Continues
Severe flash floods have affected parts of Nepal.
Sixteen people from Kerala have made it safely back home.
Officials say 45 travelers are safe at different places in Nepal and India.
Seven people still need to be contacted.
Government offices are helping people find transport, places to stay, and routes home.
Four Indians trapped at a hydropower project were rescued.
Nepal has reported 675 deaths from the floods.
Many other people are still missing or cannot be reached.
Rescue teams are continuing their search.
Sixteen Keralites have returned safely to Kerala from flood-hit Nepal, including 14 people from Kochi.
Authorities say 45 travelers are safe across transit points in Nepal and India, while seven people remain to be contacted.
NORKA Roots and the Delhi Non-Resident Keralites Development Office are arranging transit, accommodation, and onward travel.
Nepal’s Rasuwa Bhote Koshi flash floods have killed 675 people, with 2,418 still missing or out of contact.
The Ministry of External Affairs says 88 Indian nationals have been rescued, including four people recovered from a hydropower project in Rasuwa.
- Who
- Keralite travelers, Indian nationals, Nepalese emergency teams, and Indian government and Kerala agencies are involved.
- What
- Flash floods in Nepal have prompted rescue operations and efforts to return stranded travelers, including Keralites, to safety.
- When
- The update was issued on Saturday; Rineeth Mohan traveled to Nepal on August 23, boarded a train from Delhi on August 27, and later reached Kerala.
- Where
- The flooding affected Rasuwa, Pokhara, and other areas of Nepal, while return arrangements involved transit points in Nepal, India, Delhi, and Kerala.
- Why
- Flooding disrupted travel and communications, prompting rescue efforts and official arrangements to contact and safely transport affected people.
- Keralites returned
- 16
- Travelers confirmed safe
- 45 across Nepal and Indian transit locations
- People still to be contacted
- 7, including 4 Australian citizens of Kerala origin
- Reported Nepal flood deaths
- 675
- Missing or out of contact in Nepal
- 2,418
- Indian nationals rescued
- 88
- Indian nationals and PIOs unaccounted for
- 287 Indian nationals and 128 Persons of Indian Origin