Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Bengal CM Assures Help For 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, Nabanna.
The chief minister said officials were working hard to find them.
He promised the families government help and support.
The government created control rooms to answer questions about the missing people.
It also contacted the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.
A rescue team from Bengal went to Kathmandu to help search.
Nepal said 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, on September 16.
Adhikari said the state government was making all-out efforts to trace the missing people and would provide support and assistance.
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 the state who remain missing.
- What
- He assured the families that government agencies were continuing efforts to trace the missing people and provide assistance.
- When
- The meeting took place on September 16; the flash floods occurred on August 26 and Nepal’s updated death toll was reported on Tuesday.
- Where
- The meeting was held at Nabanna, the West Bengal state secretariat, in Kolkata; search coordination also involved Kathmandu.
- Why
- The meeting followed devastating flash floods in Nepal that left people from West Bengal missing.
- 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
- West Bengal established control rooms, maintained contact with the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu and dispatched a rescue team to assist search operations.
