84 Indians successfully rescued from flood-hit Nepal, 320 remain missing

Dhading: An aerial view of flood affected Bhotekoshi river at Benighat area, in Dhading district, Nepal. (Photo: PTI)

As joint rescue and relief operations intensify following devastating flash floods along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors in Nepal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that 84 Indian nationals have been successfully rescued.

According to MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, the rescued individuals include 21 citizens from Tamil Nadu who returned to India on Friday, alongside 63 workers deployed at the Trishuli-I hydropower project.

Additionally, 149 Indian nationals crossed over safely into Nepal from China, while approximately 400 remain safe on the Chinese side as embassy officials coordinate their evacuation. Around 320 Indian nationals remain uncontactable due to widespread telecommunication outages.

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on X, "84 rescued (21 from Tamil Nadu who returned to India today; 63 working at Trishuli-I project); 149 who have crossed over safely into Nepal from China today; Around 400 who are safe in China. Our Embassy has been in touch with them and working on their evacuation; 320 missing or not contactable"

In another post on X, Jaiswal shared the names of 149 Indian nationals who safely crossed from China to Nepal on Friday.

Meanwhile, Nepal's flood forecasting division, which informed on Friday evening, warned residents in the riparian areas of the Trishuli River (up to Mugling) to remain in safe locations with high vigilance until further notice after information was received from the Chinese side at the District Police Office Rasuwa. The Bhote Koshi has once again experienced increased flooding.

Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority also shared Raswa's Bhote Koshi Flood-Related Search, Rescue, and Relief Status Report on X.

Nepalese Prime Minister Balen Shah in a post on Facebook on Friday informed that over 15,000 security personnel have been deployed for the search and rescue operations.