{"id":17333,"date":"2026-08-27T22:20:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17333"},"modified":"2026-08-27T22:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:20:35","slug":"nepal-flood-toll-hits-392-288-indians-among-1468-missing-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17333","title":{"rendered":"Nepal flood toll hits 392; 288 Indians among 1,468 missing | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133578016,imgsize-318348,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/nuwakot-nepal-aug-27-ani-a-drone-view-of-the-devastation-in-devighat-area-.jpg\" alt=\"Nepal flood toll hits 392; 288 Indians among 1,468 missing\" title=\"The cascading mass of water and rock swept down nearly 200km in a matter of hours, wiping out entire settlements.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The cascading mass of water and rock swept down nearly 200km in a matter of hours, wiping out entire settlements.\">The cascading mass of water and rock swept down nearly 200km in a matter of hours, wiping out entire settlements.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Death toll in the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet flood rose to 389 by late Thursday, Nepal police said, as rescuers continued searching for hundreds swept away or cut off along the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli corridor.<!-- --> Three casualties are on the Tibet side, China confirmed, bringing the total number of victims to 392.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Latest available National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority tally put 910 people missing or \u201cout of contact\u201d in Nepal, which includes MEA\u2019s assessment of 288 Indian citizens remaining \u201cuncontactable\u201d as of late Thursday evening. Nepal has not released a nationality-wise breakup of those dead, leaving the number of Indian fatalities, if any, unconfirmed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Across the border in Tibet, Chinese authorities reported 558 people missing as of Thursday morning. Beijing too has not released a country-wise breakup, making it unclear how many Indians or citizens of other countries figured in the missing list. Another 200-odd Indians are stranded in Tibet.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>India\u2019s 288 \u201cuncontactable citizens\u201d in Nepal included 73 working at Trishuli-1 hydropower project, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nepal flood toll hits 392; 288 Indians among 1,468 missing\" msid=\"133578011\" imgsize=\"354492\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-354492,msid-133578011\/nepal-flood-toll-hits-392-288-indians-among-1468-missing.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>With no roads, search teams face severe access issues<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Among the others were tourists and pilgrims travelling in groups to or from Mount Kailash in Tibet, many from Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>By 1pm Thursday, 21 tourists from Tamil Nadu had been rescued and were being brought to Kathmandu. The 200 Indians stranded on the Tibetan side have separately sought assistance from Indian authorities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Nepal Tourism Board\u2019s list was narrower: it recorded 178 Indians missing or out of contact. <!-- -->The difference arose because India\u2019s 288 figure also covered hydropower workers and other groups outside Nepal\u2019s tourism-based count. Indians formed the largest nationality group on Nepal\u2019s tourist list. Nepal PM Balendra Shah said 573 people were rescued through 69 air sorties Thursday, with additional military and private helicopters kept on standby.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Temporary camps were providing food, water and basic supplies, while injured people were receiving free treatment.\u201cOur <!-- -->top priority right now is the life of every citizen, search and rescue of the missing, treatment of the injured, and immediate relief to affected families,\u201d Shah said. As families searched for missing relatives, Nepal Police circulated a QR code linking to its online database of unidentified and unclaimed bodies.<!-- --> The site crashed soon after and remained unavailable at 10pm local time. Search teams have faced severe access problems after the flood destroyed roads and bridges, knocked out power and communications and isolated settlements in the upper valley.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Families gathered at hospitals and Army centres in Kathmandu and Nuwakot, checking lists of survivors, injured people and unidentified bodies as information from remote areas remained patchy.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/nepal-flood-toll-hits-392-288-indians-among-1468-missing\/articleshow\/133577985.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cascading mass of water and rock swept down nearly 200km in a matter of hours, wiping out entire settlements. NEW DELHI: Death toll in the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet flood rose to 389 by late Thursday, Nepal police said, as rescuers continued searching for hundreds swept away or cut off along the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli corridor. 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