7 Odisha tourists evacuated after Nepal floods; search on for 5: Official

Seven tourists from Odisha’s Bhadrak district were among 51 people evacuated to safety after flash floods and landslides disrupted their journey in southern Nepal, according to group members. The tourists, traveling with a Kolkata-based tour operator, took shelter near Manakamana Temple when floodwaters in the Trishuli River and landslides made the route impassable.

Kunal Das, a Bhadrak tourist, explained that they had planned to travel 200km from Kathmandu by road, but were forced to abandon the journey after covering 70km due to the flooding. The Nepal police and local authorities used a ropeway to evacuate the tourists to Bhairahawa, where they are currently staying at a lodge. Five other Odisha residents remain missing in Nepal; a couple and their two-year-old daughter from Bargarh district have been reported missing, adding to the growing death toll in Nepal, which has reached 626 with 2,424 people missing.