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Nepal flash floods Death toll hits 538, 977 people still missing including 320 Indians confirms govt
Can rescue teams find the 977 still missing, including 320 Indians?
Can rescue teams find the 977 still missing, including 320 Indians?
Nepal’s flash floods have become a major because the disaster hit a crowded , overwhelmed rescue teams, and left hundreds of people still unaccounted for. With the death toll now at 538 and 977 missing, including 320 Indians, the flood is testing Nepal’s ability to search rugged terrain, identify victims, and manage a with .
India’s said 320 were missing, while about 400 were stranded on the and considered safe. Reporting also said some Indians who had been stranded were able to cross back into Nepal, while others remained uncontactable. The flood had become a major , with families in both countries seeking updates and .
Officials said 977 people were still , including foreign nationals, Nepali citizens, , and government officials. That figure became the central measure of the unresolved crisis, showing that the search and identification challenge was still far from over. The tally also included large numbers of foreigners, underscoring how broad the disaster had become beyond the immediate flood zone.
Nepali authorities later confirmed that the had climbed to 538 as search teams continued recovering bodies in . The fatalities were spread across several districts, and Chitwan was among the worst-hit locations named in reporting on the widening casualty count. This update marked the point when the full human scale of the disaster became undeniable, even as rescue work remained underway.
India said it was closely coordinating with Nepal as reports grew that Indian nationals were among the missing after the flood in the and Nepal-Tibet border area. Early figures discussed by officials and local reports put the number of missing Indians in the dozens to more than one hundred, showing the disaster had become an international humanitarian case. and were activated to help families trace missing people and support rescue efforts.
Nepali authorities widened rescue and relief work as the flood damage spread across multiple districts and access became harder in the rugged terrain. The intensified search and rescue operations, while were instructed to coordinate relief at . Officials also began looking for answers on the cause and scale of the flood, while neighbouring countries and international partners offered support.
By the first day of official reporting, Nepal had already recovered dozens of bodies and was reporting a rapidly rising number of missing people. One update said at least 95 people had been killed and hundreds were still unaccounted for across several affected , including Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, Chitwan, Tanahun, and Nawalpur. The disaster quickly shifted from a local flood emergency to a .
A sudden flash flood struck the area in , triggering immediate emergency meetings and by Nepali authorities. The first reports described heavy destruction, with roads, worksites, and riverbank areas hit in a fast-moving disaster that left many people unaccounted for. Authorities and rescue agencies began coordinating relief and rescue operations the same day, as the scale of the emergency became clear.