- August 28, 2026
Over 400 Indians Stuck In China Are Safe, 320 Still Untraceable: MEA On Nepal Floods
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The MEA said its embassy in Beijing has been communicating with several Indians in the affected area through local authorities, team leaders and travel agents.
File image of MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal and visuals of Nepal floods. (Source: PTI/Reuters)
The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday said that more than 400 Indian nationals stranded on the Chinese side of the Nepal-China border are safe, even as efforts continue to establish contact with hundreds of others affected by the devastating floods.
The MEA said its embassy in Beijing has been communicating with several Indians in the affected area through local authorities, team leaders and travel agents. Families have also been reaching out through helpline numbers established by the embassy.
“In fact, there are around 400 Indian nationals. Our embassy is in touch with several of them, in fact, with their team leaders and their travel agent. Many of their family members also contacted us through the helpline numbers that our embassy is running right now in Beijing,” the spokesperson said.
The ministry stressed that the situation remains fluid and that the numbers could change as authorities receive fresh information.
“We are in a dynamic situation, so figures keep going up and down,” Jaiswal said.
Of the Indians affected by the crisis, 96 have already made their way to Nepal, while 21 others who reached Kathmandu have now arrived in Delhi. The group of 21, all from Tamil Nadu, landed in the national capital on an IndiGo flight.
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The MEA also said 63 Indian nationals employed at Trishul One had been rescued, adding to ongoing efforts to bring stranded Indians to safety.
Evacuation From China Underway
While the Indian nationals currently in China have been confirmed safe, the government is working with Chinese authorities to determine how they can be evacuated.
“Our embassy is in touch with local authorities in China, and they are working out how these people who are there can be evacuated,” the MEA spokesperson said.
The ministry reiterated that the roughly 400 Indians on the Chinese side were safe and that communication remained possible in several locations.
“But just to tell you, all these 400 people or plus people are safe,” he said.
The latest update comes amid an extensive Indian effort to assist its citizens and provide relief to flood-hit Nepal, where the disaster has left more than 500 dead and thousands missing.
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Third Relief Flight To Leave For Nepal
India is also preparing to send a third relief flight to Nepal, with the aircraft expected to depart on Friday evening.
The first Indian relief aircraft left on August 26, carrying 10 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, including temporary shelters, blankets, hygiene kits, solar lamps and medicines.
A second flight departed on August 27, carrying another 37.5 tonnes of relief material. Its cargo included tents, blankets, hygiene kits, solar lamps, dewatering pumps, kitchen sets, generators, medicines and food items.
The third aircraft is expected to carry around 12-13 tonnes of supplies, including portable generators, dignity kits, food, water purification tablets and medicines requested or made available for Nepal’s relief operations.
With the third consignment, India’s total relief assistance sent to Nepal will reach around 60 tonnes.
All About Nepal Floods
The floods struck on Wednesday after an ice-rock avalanche near the Lhende River along the Nepal-Tibet border sent a massive surge of water, sediment and boulders into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems.
The disaster has killed at least 538 people in Nepal and five in China, while hundreds remain missing.
The Rasuwa and Dhading districts bore the brunt of the disaster before floodwaters moved further downstream into Nuwakot, Chitawan, Gorkha, Tanahu and Nawalparasi East.
The scale of the destruction has made it difficult for rescue teams to reach several affected areas, with roads and bridges washed away and communication and power links disrupted.
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Ask News18The Ministry of External Affairs reported on Thursday that 288 Indians remain missing following flash floods in Nepal. These include 73 Indian nationals working on the Trishuli One Power Project and groups from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The Indian embassy in Kathmandu is in contact with the project head for more details.
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