Eight individuals from Assam who have been reported lacking after the Nepal flash floods have been traced, the state’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned on Sunday.
Sarma mentioned the state authorities established contact with the group on Saturday night.
“Yesterday night, we now have been capable of set up contact with eight individuals, Pankaj Barman and 7 others. We’re bringing them again to Assam at the moment,” he mentioned.
The chief minister mentioned the federal government was persevering with to search for extra individuals from Assam who might have been affected by the floods.
“Search is on for extra individuals as a result of we perceive no matter checklist we now have with us, the lacking individuals shall be greater than that,” Sarma mentioned.
In accordance with the Chief Minister, there might be extra Assamese individuals in Nepal whose particulars weren’t out there with the state authorities. He mentioned a number of individuals from Assam work in Nepal with out registering their particulars with the federal government, making it troublesome to arrange an correct checklist.
“We’re involved with Nepal, we’re involved with the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, and we’re expediting the method of figuring out lacking individuals and likewise to deliver these individuals again who’ve been rescued by the authorities in Nepal,” he mentioned.
