‘Spoke to her on Tuesday’: TMC leader Subhrangsu Roy’s wife missing in Nepal floods

Subhrangsu Roy's wife, Sharmistha Bhowmik Roy, is among those reported missing following catastrophic flash floods that struck near the Nepal-China border. Sharmistha had embarked on a 30-member Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage group on August 21 and was reportedly around 10 km from the disaster site when communication was lost. "I spoke to her at 11.30 pm on Tuesday; she was fine.

She was somewhere called Kyirong. Since then, we have not been able to contact her," said Subhranshu Roy to The Indian Express. His wife was traveling as part of the same border corridor as several other families, including those from Kolkata, Hooghly, South 24 Parganas, and Darjeeling. At least 32 to 36 tourists from the state remain uncontacted.

The Nepal floods, triggered by glacial outbursts and heavy rain, have caused severe flash flooding along the Bhotekoshi River basin, leading to the destruction of remote border checkpoints, roadways, lodging facilities, power lines, and mobile network towers near the Kyirong land port. State authorities have established 24/7 emergency control rooms and are collaborating with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu to aid the trace-and-rescue operations.