Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar greets a bunch comprising 21 vacationers from Tamil Nadu who have been rescued from the floods that occurred in Nepal, on August 28, 2026. Photograph: X/@DrSJaishankar
A minimum of 320 Indians stay “uncontactable” following the devastating flash floods in Nepal, the Exterior Affairs Ministry mentioned on Friday (August 28, 2026).
Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday (August 28, 2026) acquired 21 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu who have been rescued from the disaster-hit areas of Nepal. The Minister mentioned he had promised extra catastrophe reduction assist in his dialog together with his Nepali counterpart Shisir Khanal earlier within the day.
The third flight with help from India reached Kathmandu on Friday (August 28, 2026) night time. “Aid provides and an 11-member medical and tunnel rescue crew are actually on the bottom,” Mr. Jaishankar posted on X.
“Aid provides handed over to Mr. Mahabir Pun, Minister for Science, Expertise and Innovation of Nepal,” mentioned Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
“A 3rd flight carrying 10 tonnes of humanitarian help has departed for Kathmandu. The help consists of transportable generator units, dignity kits, meals packets and water purification tablets. An 11-member crew of medical doctors, paramedics and recce crew for tunnel rescue operations can be on-board. India continues to assist Nepal’s ongoing reduction and rescue efforts,” mentioned Mr. Jaishankar mentioned in an X put up earlier.
“As well as, we have now additionally provided Bailey bridges together with their related technical groups in order that connectivity might be restored shortly within the affected elements of Nepal. One Bailey bridge is already in Nepal and might be deployed for reduction efforts,” mentioned Mr. Jaiswal on Friday (August 28, 2026), saying that the Authorities of India is arranging for the return of these Indians who have been stranded in Nepal following the flash flood of August 26. He added that round 320 Indians stay “uncontactable”.
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Mr. Jaiswal additional mentioned that India has made a “particular provide” to Nepali authorities to dispatch NDRF groups together with their related gear that may assist in the continuing search and rescue operations. “We await a response from the Authorities of Nepal on this entrance. We stand prepared to supply another assistant that the Nepal authorities may require,” he mentioned.
Official sources have mentioned 149 Indian nationals have crossed over from China into Nepal on Friday (August 28, 2026).
Printed – August 28, 2026 06:34 pm IST
