A 32-member group from Kolkata on the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra was among many from West Bengal, who went untraceable after the flash floods in Nepal, an official said.
The West Bengal government has opened helplines at the state police headquarters in Bhabani Bhavan to assist families seeking information about relatives who may have been affected in Nepal. Verified videos showed crushing masses of water and debris sweeping away dozens of people at the border, with authorities in both China and Nepal fearing far higher casualties and massive destruction. PM Modi expresses condolences to Nepal’s PM Shah and offers humanitarian aid following devastating floods in central Nepal. Other theories advanced included a glacial lake flood -when a fragile debris wall holding back glacier melt collapses – or an ice avalanche.
The group, comprising 30 tourists and two tour managers, left the city on August 21 and reached Nepal the following day, he said. Families can contact (033) 24793311 or 9147890181 for assistance, the state government said.- PTI Following the flash floods in Nepal and related disruptions along the Nepal-Tibet border, the Karnataka Revenue department has set up a helpline or State Emergency Operation Centre to collect information and assist people from Karnataka who might be currently stranded in Nepal. The Helpline number for those who are stranded is 1070 / 080-22253707 and individuals can write an email to [email protected] Nepal said that 468 tourists and travellers, including 393 foreigners, remained out of contact on Thursday (August 27), 24 hours after after a deadly flood tore through the border region with Tibet. At least 165 people have been confirmed killed, in both Nepal and in China, where a further 558 people are reported missing.- AFP At least 57 pilgrims, as per available information, from Tamil Nadu were among the Indians, who are stranded in Nepal. Officials at Nepal’s Tourism Ministry told media outlets that around 340 foreigners were among more than 400 tourists missing after the disaster, which hit a mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims. Some 157 bodies had been recovered so far, Nepal police said late on Wednesday. Geological Survey said on Thursday (August 27). In an update at 11:05 p.m. (Nepal time), the Nepal Police said 157 bodies had been recovered. 391 foreign nationals and 93 Nepalis were out of contact, according to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
“About 468 tourists and travelers are out of contact, among them 75 are Nepalis,” Suraj Ghimire, Department of Tourism spokesman, told AFP . Houses, roads and power projects were washed away in Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties” after a mudslide hit a border land crossing in the county of Gyirong.- Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) called Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah and offered “all possible humanitarian assistance” to the country as it deals with a devastating flash flood that started at the Nepal-China border and went on to affect townships and tourism spots downstream of the Bhote Koshi river, including Rasuwa and Chitwan. A glacial collapse caused seismic activity and “catastrophic” downstream impacts in Nepal and Tibet, the U.S. The agency said seismic activity initially reported as an earthquake “was instead a glacial collapse and debris flow” that “caused subsequent catastrophic impacts downstream”. USGS said “a magnitude 5.2 seismic event occurred near the border between Nepal and China on Aug 26 at 8:37am local time.”- AFP At least 157 people were confirmed dead and more than 400, including around 133 Indians, were missing or out of contact after a massive flash flood in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River swept through villages in Rasuwa, a district bordering China’s Tibet region, on Wednesday morning, authorities said.
The cause of the disaster was not immediately clear in the hours after it occurred early on Wednesday, but Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal had said an earthquake likely triggered a landslide, in turn blocking a river and sending water gushing downstream.
The State government announced round-the-clock toll-free helpline numbers for family members to coordinate with officials. Sikkim group urges PM Modi to halt hydropower projects, citing Nepal’s flash floods as a warning for ecological safety. The helpline number within India is 1800 309 3793. Those calling from abroad can give a missed call to +91 80690 09900 or contact +91 80690 09901. Those who want to reach the control room at the Tamil Nadu House in New Delhi can contact 92895 16712. Tamil Nadu officials coordinate rescue efforts for 57 stranded pilgrims in Nepal after devastating flash floods; helplines announced. People seeking assistance can contact the NoRKA Global Contact Centre at 1800 425 3939 (toll-free) or +91 88020 12345 (missed call from abroad). Rescue workers searched for hundreds of people still missing on Thursday (August 27) after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China’s Tibet a day earlier, triggering catastrophic flooding that swept through mountain towns and valleys, killing scores of people.
At least 13 hydropower projects along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli River corridors suffered extensive damage due to an earthquake-induced avalanche of ice and rock in Tibet, according to the Nepal Electricity Authority.
Family members could contact the helpline numbers, according to an official release from the Department of Welfare of Non-Resident Tamils. Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Thursday (August 27) information on at least 34 of its citizens missing in Nepal following deadly floods there was “very limited”.- Reuters The Keralam government has set up a help desk under the aegis of NoRKA-Roots, the field agency of the Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA), to provide emergency assistance, services and information regarding Keralites stranded in Nepal. The Delhi NRK Development Officer has also been assigned to coordinate the relief and assistance activities, according to a statement issued by NoRKA-Roots.
Embassy of India shared updated helpline numbers on Thursday: A body of two ethnic communities in Sikkim has advised the Centre to learn from the flash flood disaster in Nepal and scrap all new and proposed hydroelectric projects in the Himalayan State.
