Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Karnataka Issues Helplines as Eight Go Missing in Nepal Floods
Floods and landslides in Nepal have made travel and communication difficult.
Eight people from Bengaluru are reported missing or stranded.
Four of them were pilgrims traveling for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
The four pilgrims live in the United States and had reportedly visited the Chinese Embassy on August 26.
Karnataka officials say they have received no report of a Karnataka resident dying.
Officials have contacted two other Karnataka residents who were stranded.
The state is sending an officer to Kathmandu and working with other authorities to find the missing people.
Families can use special phone numbers or WhatsApp to ask for help and information.
Eight people from Bengaluru are reported missing or stranded in flood-hit Nepal.
No deaths among Karnataka residents have been reported so far, officials said.
Four Bengaluru-origin pilgrims living in the United States were visiting Nepal for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
Karnataka has sent a senior officer to Kathmandu and is coordinating with Indian and Nepal-region authorities.
Two stranded Karnataka residents, Mallinath Kolakundi and Sangamesh Kanakapura, have been contacted.
- Who
- Eight Bengaluru residents are reported missing or stranded; four are Bengaluru-origin pilgrims living in the United States. Karnataka officials are coordinating the response.
- What
- Floods and landslides have disrupted communications and left people stranded or untraceable in Nepal.
- When
- The government announced the response on Thursday; the four pilgrims reportedly visited the Chinese Embassy on August 26.
- Where
- The disruption affects several parts of Nepal, including areas near the Nepal-Tibet border; coordination is centered partly in Kathmandu.
- Why
- Officials are trying to establish the safety and whereabouts of Karnataka residents and assist Indians affected by the floods.
- People reported missing or stranded
- Eight from Bengaluru
- Reported Karnataka deaths
- None reported so far
- Missing pilgrims
- Four Bengaluru-origin NRI Kannadigas traveling for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
- Confirmed contacts
- Mallinath Kolakundi and Sangamesh Kanakapura
- Karnataka helplines
- 1070, toll-free, and 080-22253707
- Nepal emergency numbers
- +977 985 131 6807, +977 970 910 7500, and +977 981 032 6117
- Additional assistance
- The Nepal-based numbers are available on WhatsApp; information can also be emailed to the State Emergency Operations Centre
- Government response
- A senior Karnataka official is being sent to Kathmandu
