Nepal missing tally rises to 2,482, including 320 Indians

Nepal missing tally rises to 2,482, including 320 Indians 

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Rescued, 21 Indians Brought Back, Says MEA 

Vishant.Agarwala @timesofindia.com 29.08.2026

New Delhi: At least 584 people were dead and 2,482 missing across Nepal and Tibet by Friday evening after the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli disaster, with Nepal accounting for 579 deaths and 1,924 missing and Tibet reporting five dead and 558 missing. The scale remained fluid, as Nepal Police maintained a higher tally of those unaccounted for; tunnel searches continued and large numbers of people remained cut off or out of communication. 

Rescue teams on both sides of the border were repeatedly forced to reassess and retreat Friday as an unstable barrier lake overflowed into Bhote Koshi river, sent a fresh surge downstream and briefly halting operations. Hours later, another avalanche dumped an estimated 50,000 cubic metres of ice debris. Satellite images later showed an even more worrying development — a second, larger upstream lake was still growing and had no visible outlet. 

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said 320 Indian nationals in Nepal remained “uncontactable” on Friday, up from 290 earlier, while around 100 persons of Indian origin holding other nationalities were also out of contact. Jaiswal said it was a “dynamic situation”. India had not confirmed any deaths by Friday evening. MEA said it was seeking clarity from Nepalese authorities. MEA said at least 84 nationals had been rescued in Nepal — 63 workers from Trishuli-1 and 21 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu. The group of 21 reached Delhi on Friday. “First, good news: 21 Indian nationals who had yesterday arrived in Kathmandu from the area which was affected by the flood have landed in Delhi,” Jaiswal said.