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MEA Says 288 Indians Missing in Nepal Floods as 21 Are Rescued

India has sent 47.5 tonnes of relief supplies and opened emergency helplines as rescue teams search for missing Indian nationals.

  • On Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs reported that 288 Indian nationals remain missing following flash floods in Nepal, while 21 citizens have been rescued.
  • Missing individuals include 73 workers at the Trishuli-1 power project, pilgrims from Tamil Nadu, and groups from West Bengal and Kerala, as the local death toll reached 270.
  • India dispatched two aircraft carrying 10 and 37.5 tonnes of supplies, including eight tonnes of medicines, and is preparing to mobilize Bailey bridges for relief operations.
  • MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India is coordinating with authorities in Kathmandu and Beijing, where around 200 Indians in Tibet have also sought assistance.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured his counterpart of further support, though the Ministry has not received requests to mobilize the National Disaster Response Force or Army engineers.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reduced this Friday from four to three the number of Spaniards it considers disappeared in the mud flood that occurred on Wednesday in northern Nepal, probably due to the collapse of a glacier, which has caused at least 472 deaths and approximately 1,500 missing.Continue reading....

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The minister asks for the collaboration of relatives and friends of Spanish citizens who know that someone was or had been in the zone...

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The tragedy in Nepal continues to worsen. On Friday, Nepali emergency authorities urged the population to move away from banks and risk areas in the face of the threat posed by a new lake formed by the accumulation of rocks and debris in the border area with Tibet, while Chinese authorities temporarily suspended rescue tasks at some points after recording start-ups of overflow. Authorities urged residents of the low-lying areas of the Bhote Kosh…

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Three days after the devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border, bodies continue to be recovered from the debris. The death toll has now reached 469, while citizens of more than 30 countries are missing, with 288 Indians being the highest number. India, the United States, Britain, and Sri Lanka have announced assistance, while the administration in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand has also been put on alert.

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The Economic Times broke the news in Mumbai, India on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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