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Bengal Chief Meets Families of Nepal Flood Missing
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met families whose relatives are missing after floods in Nepal.
There are 37 missing people from West Bengal.
The meeting took place at the state secretariat called Nabanna.
The chief minister said officials were working hard to find them.
He also promised help and support to the families.
The state government created control rooms for people looking for information.
It contacted the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu and sent a rescue team.
Nepal reported that 1,399 people had died and about 5,170 were still missing.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met families of all 37 people from the state still missing after Nepal’s flash floods.
The meeting was held at the state secretariat, Nabanna, according to the Chief Minister’s Office.
Adhikari said the state government was making all-out efforts to trace the missing people and support their families.
Nepal’s reported death toll reached 1,399, while an estimated 5,170 people remained missing across eight affected districts.
West Bengal established control rooms, contacted the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu and sent a rescue team to assist search operations.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met families of 37 people from West Bengal who remain missing.
- What
- He assured the families that government agencies were continuing efforts to trace the missing people and provide assistance.
- Where
- The meeting was held at Nabanna, the West Bengal state secretariat, in Kolkata.
- When
- The meeting took place on Wednesday, September 16; Nepal’s updated death toll was reported on Tuesday.
- Why
- The meeting was held after flash floods in Nepal left people from West Bengal missing.
Key facts
- Missing people from West Bengal
- 37
- Reported Nepal death toll
- 1,399
- Estimated missing in Nepal
- 5,170
- Affected districts
- Eight
- Flood trigger
- An ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26
- State response
- Control rooms were established, contact was maintained with the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, and a rescue team was dispatched.
Quotes
West Bengal Chief Minister’s Office
The official office of the West Bengal chief minister, reporting the assurances given to families of missing people.
“The CM assured them (the family members) that all-out efforts are being continued by the state government to trace the missing persons at the earliest. He also assured the families of the government’s support and assistance whenever required.”
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