Nepal flood highlights: Infosys executive Lax Gopisetty missing, death toll 579; 315 Indians uncontactable

Nepal floods LIVE: Nepal Police officer P Chaudhary said rescue and other operations in Trishuli have been halted as water levels are expected to rise, with vehicles and people being evacuated to safer locations. “Even worse flooding is yet to come,” he warned.

Nepal floods LIVE: Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) on Friday issued a fresh caution over rising water flow and the risk of further flooding in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river areas of Rasuwa. It urged rescue and relief workers and people in vulnerable areas to remain highly alert and move to safer locations immediately if they see signs of danger.

Nepal floods LIVE: Nepal Police evacuated people from Trishuli and halted rescue and road work on Friday amid warnings of rising water levels and possible fresh flooding. The alert followed a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in China’s Sichuan province and a police warning that a dam on the Tibet side had reportedly burst again.

Police officer P Chaudhary said, “The water level is about to rise, so everyone is being stopped,” adding that vehicles and workers were being moved to safety. The Nepali Army and helicopter teams continue rescue operations despite difficult terrain and weather conditions.

Nepal floods LIVE: The Nepali Army has deployed a special rescue team to a flood-hit hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa, rescuing two workers so far. Technical equipment and specially trained personnel are being used to search for others trapped inside the tunnel.

Rescue and road-rebuilding operations were later halted after authorities warned of rising water levels and possible fresh flooding, with people in the Trishuli area evacuated to safer locations. Nepal Police also warned that a dam on the Tibet side had reportedly burst again.

Nepal floods LIVE: A lake in Nepal’s Rasuwa district has broken its banks and water levels are rising, district officials said Friday. Authorities had to temporarily halt rescue operations. Helicopter operations were suspended for 90 minutes as residents rushed to higher ground, Reuters reported.

China’s state broadcaster CCTV also reported that a barrier lake upstream of the Gyirong border port had begun overflowing, raising fears of fresh flooding and secondary disasters such as landslides and avalanches.

Nepal floods LIVE: Twenty-one rescued residents from Tamil Nadu have reached Kathmandu ahead of their return to India, the ministry of external affairs said. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava met the group and checked on their well-being. (ANI)

Nepal floods LIVE: Nepal has set up temporary facilities to store and identify bodies recovered far downstream after the devastating Bhote Koshi floods overwhelmed morgues. Bodies from Rasuwa and Nuwakot have been recovered as far as Chitwan, Tanahun, Nawalparasi and Gorkha.

In Chitwan, authorities are preparing a temporary facility in Bharatpur with space for around 250 bodies, while Pokhara hospitals are also nearing capacity after 93 bodies were brought in from nearby districts. Police are photographing unidentified bodies, collecting fingerprints and DNA samples, and conducting post-mortems to help families identify missing relatives. (The Kathmandu Post)

Nepal floods LIVE: Nepal has warned rescuers and residents to move to safer, higher ground after a dam upstream in Tibet was reported to have burst, police said Friday. The warning comes two days after a glacial collapse triggered deadly floods in Nepal.

“Information has been received that a water dam has burst again on the Tibetan side,” Nepal Police said, as per AFP.

Nepal floods LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired a Politburo meeting on Friday to oversee rescue efforts following the devastating mudslide and flash floods along China’s Tibet border with Nepal.

The meeting called for stronger monitoring of glacial and barrier lakes, efforts to locate missing people from China and abroad, emergency aid for affected areas in Nepal and greater international disaster cooperation. (Reuters)

Nepal floods LIVE: Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi has linked the devastation in Nepal to infrastructure development in the Himalayan region. Climate change is weakening permafrost and making large projects more vulnerable, she has said.

She said countries should avoid disturbing the Himalayas and called for regional cooperation among nations surrounding the mountain range to protect the fragile ecosystem.

Nepal floods LIVE: Mahindra chairperson Anand Mahindra expressed solidarity with Nepal after the devastating floods, describing the scenes as “horrific & heart-wrenching”. He backed Nepal’s reliance on its own search and rescue capabilities and said Mahindra, along with its dealer partners in Nepal, would support relief and recovery efforts.

Nepal floods LIVE: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has clarified his use of the word “drama” in a post about the Nepal floods. He used it to describe a situation involving “intensely clashing forces” and not something theatrical, he said.

He said he regrets choosing the word because it could be easily misunderstood.

“That’s the sense in which I intended it. But I do regret the choice of a word that could be so easily misinterpreted.”

His previous post read: “Took off for Katmandu yesterday, blissfully unaware of the drama that had taken place in the hills and caused such catastrophic damage. A severe, sudden flash flood struck northern Nepal’s Rasuwa district near the Tibet border, causing widespread destruction along the Bhote.”

Nepal floods LIVE: Thirty-seven pilgrims from Maharashtra who were stranded in Tibet after completing the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra have left for Kathmandu, following intervention by CM Devendra Fadnavis.

The group left Saga around 6 am via the Nyalam check-post and is travelling safely towards Kathmandu, where they have a flight scheduled for August 29. (ANI)

Nepal floods LIVE: A damming lake upstream of China’s Gyirong border port has begun overflowing, leading authorities to temporarily suspend rescue operations, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported.

The lake formed after debris blocked the river following the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods and is raising fears of further flooding downstream.

Nepal floods LIVE: More than 1,500 remain missing after devastating flash floods hit the Nepal-China border region. People from more than 30 countries are among the missing, including tourists, pilgrims and workers.

India, United States, Malaysia, Ukraine, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, South Korea, Singapore, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Latvia, Japan, New Zealand, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Ireland, Netherlands, Belarus, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Lithuania, Philippines, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Serbia and Sweden. (AP)

Nepal floods LIVE: Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company would donate to support relief and rebuilding efforts following the devastating flash floods and mudslides in Nepal and Tibet.

“Our thoughts are with all those affected by the tragic flash floods and mudslides in Nepal and Tibet. Apple is making a donation to support relief and rebuilding efforts on the ground,” Cook said.

Nepal floods LIVE: In Nepal, 977 people are missing, while 558 remain unaccounted for in China. More than 300 people trapped at the Trishuli-1 hydropower project have been rescued.

Authorities have warned that rising lakes near the border could breach and trigger fresh floods, putting both residents and rescuers at risk.

Nepal floods LIVE: The Nepali Army is working to rescue around 100 people trapped inside a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project after devastating floods hit the area two days ago.

Army helicopter teams are involved in the rescue operation. Around 350 people have already been rescued from the area, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.

“Our focus is in search and rescue of people... some people are trapped in the tunnel of Trishuli 3A hydropower project,” Nepal Army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet told AFP.

Nepal floods LIVE: Nepal Police has released details of unidentified and unclaimed bodies recovered after the Bhotekoshi floods in Rasuwa district. Families can scan the QR code to check the details or visit the official Nepal Police portal.

Nepal floods LIVE: The Gandak River has swollen in Bihar’s Motihari following floods in Nepal, raising fears of flooding and erosion in Babu Tola of Puchharia village. A local resident said, “Water levels are rising. The administration has asked residents to move to higher ground, but people are still in the village.”

Nepal floods LIVE: The family of two Sydney boys who went missing with their parents in Nepal is holding on to hope that they are safe after the devastating floods.

The family was on a pilgrimage when the floods struck. The boys’ aunt, Vaishnavi, said she lost contact with them shortly after breakfast. They were travelling with a group of 15 Australians and were due to head towards an immigration checkpoint near the Tibet-Nepal border.

“We’re really worried, but hopeful. Hopeful that they’re safe and just waiting to be rescued,” Vaishnavi told the Guardian. “It’s a very difficult time for our whole family … we’re waiting, and we just want them to return.”

Nepal floods LIVE: At least 469 people have died in devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, Nepali police said Friday, around 48 hours after the disaster struck. Chinese state media has reported three additional deaths, taking the combined toll to at least 472, as per AFP.

More than 1,400 people remain missing, including hundreds of foreign nationals.

Nepal floods LIVE: The 63 Indian nationals rescued from the Trishuli-I Project in Nepal are --

Suresh Singh Rajput

Sumit Kumar Khare

Mukesh Kumar

Sachin Kumar

Jashmant Singh

Chandan Tiwari

Devan Kumar Shah

Amrendra Kumar Yadav

Om Prakash Yadav

Sampat Kumar

Neeraj Kumar Thakur

Jay Hansda

Sunil Kumar Singh

Upendra Barnmal

Rahul Kumar Gupta

Neeraj Kumar Patel

Sanover Alam

Upendra Bhasin

Yogesh Kumar

Md Akram Alam

Md Inzamamul Haque

Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Yadav

Mangal Singh

Pankaj Kumar Shah

Nilesh Kumar

Ashutosh Mankopadhyay

Lakshman Tiwari

Ganguli Patel

Indrajeet Kumar

Gyan Singh

Jay Krishna

Nagesh Tallur

Shahrukh

Nipindra Mandal

Saddam Hussain

Raj Kumar Tiwari

Alok Kumar Shah

Arun Kumar Shah

Satyendra Kumar Singh

Bittu Kumar

Adi Abed Basumatary

KK Pandey

Abhishek Tiwari

Akash

Pradeep

Ranjan Kumar

Pavan Lodhi

Anil

Vijay Prasad

Narayan Bahadur

Janmejay Singh

Sunil Giri

Roshan Kumar

Vishamer Singh

Suhail Mustafa

Nilesh

Pramod Gupta

Jitendar Ram

Nitesh Kumar Singh

Nijauadin

Kavi Kumar

Rohit Verma

Nepal floods LIVE: The death toll from the devastating floods in Nepal has risen to 469, police said.