Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Eight Assamese Missing in Nepal Floods Traced, Search Continues
Eight people from Assam went missing after floods in Nepal.
The Assam government contacted them on Saturday evening.
The group includes Pankaj Barman and seven other people.
Officials planned to bring them back to Assam on Sunday.
The government is still looking for more Assamese people.
Officials believe the real number of missing people may be higher.
Some Assamese workers in Nepal have not registered their details with the government.
Assam is working with Nepal and India’s Ministry of External Affairs to identify and bring back people who were rescued.
Eight people from Assam reported missing after Nepal flash floods have been traced.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said contact was established with the group on Saturday evening.
The group includes Pankaj Barman and seven others, who were expected to return to Assam on Sunday.
The Assam government is continuing to search for additional missing people.
Unregistered Assamese workers in Nepal are making it difficult to compile an accurate list.
- Who
- Eight people from Assam, including Pankaj Barman, were traced; Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the development.
- What
- People reported missing after Nepal flash floods were located, while authorities continued searching for others.
- When
- Contact with the group was established on Saturday evening, and their return was planned for Sunday.
- Where
- The people were traced in connection with flash floods in Nepal and were to be brought back to Assam.
- Why
- Authorities are searching for more people because the available list may be incomplete, partly because some Assamese workers in Nepal have not registered their details.
- People traced
- Eight people from Assam
- Named person
- Pankaj Barman
- Contact established
- Saturday evening
- Expected return
- Sunday
- Ongoing effort
- Search for additional missing Assamese people
- Coordination
- The Assam government is in contact with Nepal and India’s Ministry of External Affairs