Nepal has been witnessing massive flash floods since morning, with 95 dead so far, hundreds more missing, homes, cars and other establishments swept away in districts near rivers, and people separated from families.
We have lost touch after that. “They were staying at different hotels in Rasuwa. In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the administrations of Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts to take all necessary measures to deal with any potential emergency.
Around 133 Indian nationals and 37 NRIs are among the foreigners out of contact amid the flash floods, according to the Nepal Tourism Board. At least 59 of the Indians were pilgrims for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra, PTI reported, citing Samrat Tours and Travel agency. The 47 also include my staff and guests from Russia, Canada, US and UK. We spoke to them around 8 am today. The 133 Indians are part of the 348 travellers out of contact since the flash floods hit Nepal. 93 Nepalis, three US citizens, 17 Malaysian nationals, 12 British citizens, four South Africans, and one person each from Australia and the Netherlands. are also missing, according to Reuters .
“A preliminary agency-wise record received from tourism and travel companies has identified 384 travellers, including 291 foreign nationals and 93 Nepali nationals, who were reported missing from the affected areas,” said Nepal Tourism Board, as quoted by news agency AFP . It is suspected that the floods were triggered by an earthquake striking the region and causing an ice-rock avalanche on the Lhende Khola river, which runs through both Nepal and Tibet, according to Reuters . “We are in touch with Nepal authorities and tracking the water flow to India,” NDRF officials said. An official statement from Adityanath’s office expressed concerns over the Nepal floods and said they could cause the water levels to surge in the Gandak and Narayani rivers in the neighbouring districts, according to PTI.
They were supposed to cross the Nepal-Tibet border today,” Sagar Pandey, owner of Himalayan Glacier Adventures said.
