Nepal Flash Floods: 13 Bodies Recovered From Gandak in UP Districts
Rescuers found four more bodies on Sunday, bringing the district total to 13 as officials said none had been identified.
- Uttar Pradesh's State Disaster Response Force and local police recovered 13 bodies from the Gandak river in Kushinagar and Maharajganj districts over four days. Officials believe the bodies drifted into Indian territory from Nepal following recent flash floods.
- A glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26 sent torrents of water and debris downstream. Surges in the Trishuli and Narayani rivers flowed into the Gandak, causing sharp increases in water discharge.
- On Sunday, the SDRF recovered four bodies, bringing the total to 13. With Kushinagar's mortuary full, officials sent remaining bodies to Gorakhpur while police coordinated with Nepal to identify victims.
- Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reported the death toll surged to 788, with more than 2,500 people still missing. The Ministry of External Affairs shared a list of 149 rescued individuals.
- Four men from Kushinagar working at power projects in Nepal's Rasuwa district have remained untraceable since August 26. Authorities continue search efforts as families seek information on missing relatives.
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13 bodies recovered from river in UP after Nepal floods, identification underway
Bodies from Nepal's flood-hit regions are being recovered along the Narayani-Gandak system in Uttar Pradesh. Authorities in Kushinagar and Maharajganj are preserving remains, sharing DNA data and coordinating handovers to Nepal.
Nepal Flash Floods: 4 More Bodies Recovered From Gandak River In UP's Kushinagar; 13 So Far
<p>Kushinagar (UP), Aug 30 (PTI) Four more bodies were recovered from the Gandak river in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district after they apparently drifted into Indian territory from Nepal amid the devastating floods in the neighbouring country, officials said on Sunday.</p> <p>A total of 13 bodies have been recovered in the district over the past four days, with four recovered on Sunday alone, they said.</p> <p>On Sunday, an SDRF team recovered…
The bodies continue to be found in the Gandak River following the floods in Nepal. In Kushinagar, 13 bodies have been recovered in four days. The four bodies found on Sunday include two women and two men. None have been identified yet.
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