Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Nepal Floods Leave 287 Indians Missing as Rescue Efforts Expand
Floods and landslides in Nepal have left many people missing.
Four Indian nationals were rescued from a hydropower project in Rasuwa.
This brings the total number of rescued Indian nationals to 88.
Officials say 287 Indian nationals are still missing.
Another 128 missing people are of Indian origin but have other nationalities.
India is sending forensic experts to use DNA samples to identify people who died.
India is also sending specialists and equipment to help rescue workers trapped in tunnels.
Separately, 120 Indians crossed into Nepal from China and will be helped to return to India.
Different reports gave different figures for Nepal’s overall deaths and missing people.
Four Indian nationals were rescued from a hydropower project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, bringing the total rescued to 88.
The rescued individuals were identified as Ripu Kumar, Chaneshwar Narzary, Kripa Shankar and Mohammed Minhajuddin.
The Ministry of External Affairs said 287 Indian nationals and 128 people of Indian origin remained missing as of 5 p.m. Saturday.
India is sending six forensic experts and a specialised tunnel-rescue team with equipment to assist Nepal.
Separately, 120 Indian nationals crossed into Nepal from China, while reports put Nepal’s disaster death toll between 626 and 675.
- Who
- Indian nationals, people of Indian origin, Nepalese authorities and Indian rescue, forensic and technical teams.
- What
- Four more Indian nationals were rescued, while hundreds of Indians and people of Indian origin remained missing after catastrophic floods and landslides.
- When
- The update was issued on Saturday, with Indian missing-person figures recorded as of 5 p.m.; the articles also refer to the disaster on August 26, 2026.
- Where
- The rescue occurred at a hydropower project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, with assistance coordinated through Kathmandu and affected areas along the Nepal-Tibet border.
- Why
- The operations aim to rescue stranded people, locate those missing and identify mortal remains.
- Indian nationals rescued
- 88 in total, including four rescued from a hydropower project in Rasuwa
- Indian nationals missing
- 287 as of 5 p.m. Saturday
- People of Indian origin missing
- 128
- Newly rescued individuals
- Ripu Kumar, Chaneshwar Narzary, Kripa Shankar and Mohammed Minhajuddin
- Indian forensic assistance
- Six forensic experts are expected to help analyse DNA samples in Kathmandu
- Tunnel-rescue assistance
- A technical reconnaissance team began work, followed by a specialised Indian tunnel-rescue team and equipment
- Cross-border movement
- 120 Indian nationals crossed into Nepal from China on Saturday
- Wider disaster figures
- Reports cited Nepal’s death toll at 626 or 675 and missing people at more than 2,400 or 2,426
Sources
287 Indians still missing after Nepal flash floods, 120 others crossed over to Nepal from China: MEA
Four Indians rescued from hydropower project in Nepal; 287 remain missing
Nepal floods: 88 Indians rescued, 287 still missing; India sends forensic, tunnel teams — Latest updates
