Nepal Floods: MEA Says 290 Indians Remain Out Of Contact

As many as 290 Indians remain out of contact following deadly floods in the Bhote Koshi river in Nepal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

The MEA said 63 Indian workers at the Trishuli-I project in Rasuwa district were among those affected, including 21 from Tamil Nadu who had travelled for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.

The Ministry released lists of rescued Indian nationals, including Sumit Kumar Khare, Mukesh Kumar, Sachin Kumar, Jashmant Singh, Chandan Tiwari, Devan Kumar Shah, Amrendra Kumar Yadav, Om Prakash Yadav, Sampat Kumar, Neeraj Kumar Thakur, Jay Hansda, Sunil Kumar Singh and several others.

Rasuwa and Nuwakot are among the worst-hit districts.

The floods were likely triggered by an avalanche on a transboundary river between Nepal and China upstream of the Bhote Koshi river.

By late Thursday afternoon, Nepal Police reported 644 people missing, including 517 foreigners. Nepal Police said 127 Nepalis were missing.

Among foreign nationals, 53 Ukrainians, 51 Malaysians, 35 Australians, 33 Britons and 25 Canadians were listed as missing.

The list included nationals from Singapore, Russia, Germany, Latvia, South Africa, Japan, New Zealand, France, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Ireland, Italy and several other countries.

The US State Department said it was aware of around 90 Americans who may have been affected.

“We can confirm that three American citizens have been safely rescued in Nepal. We are not aware of any US citizen deaths at this time,” the US State Department said.

Nearly 100 Chinese nationals remain missing on the Nepalese side following Wednesday’s mudslide, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said.

Search and Rescue Operations

Search and rescue operations are continuing across flood-hit districts. Authorities are looking for missing people and recovering those believed to have been swept away or buried under debris.

The floods have caused extensive damage along the Bhote Koshi and downstream river systems. They have affected settlements, roads, bridges, hydropower projects and other critical infrastructure.

Police said 389 bodies swept away by the floods have been recovered.

Chitwan reported the highest number at 137, followed by Nawalparasi East with 87 and Dhading with 33.

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