UK aid worker says he was mistaken for survivor in Nepal

A British aid worker, Alastair Chambers from Gloucester, said he was mistakenly identified as a survivor of Nepal's flash floods. This occurred when he returned to Kathmandu after flying back from a village near the Trishuli river in a humanitarian aid helicopter. The 45-year-old was dropped off at an army barracks, where a police officer asked for his details and presumed he'd been rescued.

Chambers stated, "It's been a bit of a weird one, really." He gave the police his details to follow protocol but later realized they had mistaken him for a rescued individual. The misunderstanding spread, and he was contacted by around 15 journalists inquiring about his well-being. Chambers had traveled to Nepal to help distribute supplies to communities cut off by collapsed bridges due to the flood damage, which made the journey from Kathmandu take eight or nine hours instead of the usual one and a half.