Nepal flood toll hits 392; 288 Indians among 1,468 missing
Latest available National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority tally put 910 people missing or “out of contact” in Nepal, which includes MEA’s assessment of 288 Indian citizens remaining “uncontactable” as of late Thursday evening. Nepal has not released a nationality-wise breakup of those dead, leaving the number of Indian fatalities, if any, unconfirmed. Across the border in Tibet,…
Nepal's catastrophic flood has claimed 392 lives, including 288 Indians among the 1,468 still missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. Three fatalities occurred on the Tibetan side, bringing the overall death toll to 392. Nepal has not provided a breakdown of the victims by nationality, leaving the exact number of Indian fatalities unclear.
In Tibet, 558 people are listed as missing, though Chinese authorities have not disclosed a country-wise tally, making it uncertain how many Indians or non-citizens are among the missing. Approximately 200 Indians remain stranded in Tibet. Among the 288 Indian citizens uncontactable in Nepal, 73 were working at the Trishuli-1 hydropower project.
Tourists and pilgrims, mainly from Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Kerala, were also swept away or cut off along the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli corridor. By mid-afternoon on Thursday, 21 Tamil Nadu tourists had been rescued and transported to Kathmandu. Of the 288 uncontactable Indians in Nepal, 200 are stranded on the Tibetan side. Nepal's Tourism Board recorded 178 Indians missing or out of contact, while India's figure includes hydropower workers and other groups outside Nepal's tourism-based count.
Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah reported that 573 people were rescued using 69 air sorties on Thursday, with additional military and private helicopters on standby. Temporary camps provided food, water, and basic supplies, and injured individuals received free treatment. Families searched for missing relatives, and Nepal Police circulated a QR code to its online database of unidentified and unclaimed bodies, but the site crashed shortly after becoming unavailable at 10 PM local time.
Search teams have faced significant access issues due to destroyed roads and bridges, knocked-out power and communications, isolating settlements in the upper valley. Families gathered at hospitals and Army centers in Kathmandu and Nuwakot, checking lists of survivors, injured individuals, and unidentified bodies as remote area information remained patchy.
Written by urgent.news from Times of India's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
