Nepal floods: India says 275 of its nationals remain missing

India said 275 of its nationals remained missing ten days after flash floods ravaged areas along the Nepal-Tibet border. Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said 169 Indians had been rescued from affected areas in Nepal.

In the latest rescue, three Indians, including a five-year-old child, were brought to safety from Trishuli Bazaar. "Our Embassy in Nepal is assisting in their return to India by air," Jaiswal said on X.

He also said 1,907 Indian nationals had safely crossed from China into Nepal. No Indian travelers remained stranded in the Tibet Autonomous Region, he said, citing official Chinese sources.

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Our Embassy in Nepal is assisting in their return to India by air.

Nepal's official death toll from the floods stood at 1,294, with 5,053 people still missing. Rescue operations continued, including searches in mud-filled hydropower tunnels where hundreds of workers were believed to be trapped.

India's ambassador to Kathmandu, Naveen Srivastava, said an Indian tunnel rescue team working with Nepal's defense forces had intensified operations at the Chilime hydropower plant in Rasuwa. The team had dug deeper into the tunnel and drained water, while workers built a temporary track to bring in heavier equipment. Doctors accompanying the rescuers also held a health camp for the local community.

Jaiswal said India had supplied nearly 95 tonnes of relief material to Nepal since the floods hit on August 26.

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The Indian tunnel rescue team working alongside with Nepali Army dug deeper into Chilime tunnel yesterday draining out water. A temporary track is also being made to allow more heavy equipment to reach tunnel.