New Delhi, August 27, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday reviewed the devastating flood situation in Nepal with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, senior Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials and India’s Ambassadors in Kathmandu and Beijing, as efforts continued to establish the whereabouts and safety of Indians affected by the disaster.
Jaishankar said urgent efforts were underway to ascertain the status of all Indians in the flood-hit areas.
“Urgent efforts are underway to ascertain the status and well-being of all Indians in the flood-affected areas,” Jaishankar said in a post on X after the meeting.
He said the MEA was coordinating with various ministries, state governments, tour operators and project authorities to gather information about affected Indians. India was also working closely with the Nepali government on both the safety of its citizens and relief operations, he added.
The review came amid a major humanitarian crisis triggered by flash floods in the transboundary Bhote Koshi River system. The flooding, which originated in China’s Tibetan region, swept through settlements and damaged hydropower projects, customs facilities, electricity infrastructure and other installations in Nepal.
According to a Nepal Police notice, the bodies of 177 people had been recovered by 10 a.m. Thursday. The bodies were found along riverbanks in several downstream districts, including Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Chitwan, Gorkha, Tanahun, Nawalparasi East and Nawalparasi West. Chitwan accounted for the highest number of recoveries.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said 826 people remained out of contact as of 11 a.m. Thursday. Among them were 579 tourists, although the authority did not specify whether they were foreign or domestic visitors.
Those unaccounted for also included 48 Nepali Army personnel, 28 Nepal Police personnel, 13 Armed Police Force personnel and 162 other people from Rasuwa and Nuwakot.
Meanwhile, India sent a second flight carrying 37.5 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, medicines and food packets to assist Nepal’s relief and rescue operations.
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