Nepal flash floods: Diaspora leader hails India’s swift response, blames China over information delay

IANS | August 27, 2026 8:56 PM

Washington/Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) As the devastating flash floods in Nepal left hundreds dead and over 800 people still missing, Nepali diaspora community leader Ojha Hari on Thursday thanked the Indian government for its swift response, invoking the “roti-beti ka rishta” - a term widely used to describe the deep and multifaceted ties between India and Nepal.

India hands over second consignment of relief material to flood-hit Nepal

IANS | August 27, 2026 6:48 PM

Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) India on Thursday handed over the second consignment of 37.5 tonnes of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) material, medicines and food packets to Nepal to support the Himalayan nation in relief and rescue efforts following the deadly floods.

Nepal floods: India to mobilise Bailey bridges to assist relief and rescue efforts

IANS | August 27, 2026 6:40 PM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that India will send Bailey bridges to assist Nepal in the rescue and relief efforts after flash floods swept through the Himalayan nation on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and causing widespread devastation.

India, Nepal must redefine ties amid shared ecological threat: Foreign Minister Khanal

IANS | August 27, 2026 5:58 PM

Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal on Thursday called for redefining ties between India and Nepal in ecological terms, while continuing to strengthen the deep cultural and religious bonds between the two neighbours.

Nepal MP thanks PM Modi for relief aid; says aim is to save maximum lives (IANS Exclusive)

IANS | August 27, 2026 4:27 PM

Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) Nepal's ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party MP Vidushi Rana on Thursday expressed gratitude to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending aid whenever a disaster strikes the Himalayan nation, while asserting that the focus of Prime Minister Balendra Shah-led government is to save maximum lives.

288 Indian nationals still uncontactable, 21 rescued after Nepal flash floods: MEA

IANS | August 27, 2026 4:01 PM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that 288 Indian nationals remain out of contact following the flash floods in Nepal as India continues to make all efforts to reach out to the missing people through the Nepalese authorities.

Nepal flood death toll reaches 270, more than 800 still out of contact

IANS | August 27, 2026 3:41 PM

Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) The death toll from Wednesday's tragic Bhote Koshi floods has reached 270, with bodies still being recovered from several downstream districts, Nepal Police confirmed on Thursday afternoon.

India should do whatever Nepal needs at this moment: Shashi Tharoor on flash flood crisis

IANS | August 27, 2026 3:20 PM

Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that it was important that India responded immediately to the devastating flash flood crisis in Nepal and that it should provide whatever assistance the neighbouring country needs at this critical time.

'We are ever ready for such tasks': IAF officers on dispatching relief materials to disaster-hit Nepal

IANS | August 27, 2026 3:07 PM

Ghaziabad, Aug 27 (IANS) As India sent nearly 40 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, medicines and food packets to flood-ravaged Nepal from the Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad, Indian Air Force officers who are overseeing the delivery said the force and the airbase are "ever ready" to undertake such relief operations.

300 Indians missing after flash floods, confirms Nepal Foreign Minister

IANS | August 27, 2026 2:20 PM

Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has confirmed that at least 300 Indian nationals, most of them pilgrims travelling to the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, have been reported missing following the devastating flash floods that struck the Himalayan nation.

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Nepal flash floods: Diaspora leader hails India’s swift response, blames China over information delay

India hands over second consignment of relief material to flood-hit Nepal

Nepal floods: India to mobilise Bailey bridges to assist relief and rescue efforts

India, Nepal must redefine ties amid shared ecological threat: Foreign Minister Khanal

Nepal MP thanks PM Modi for relief aid; says aim is to save maximum lives (IANS Exclusive)

288 Indian nationals still uncontactable, 21 rescued after Nepal flash floods: MEA

Nepal flood death toll reaches 270, more than 800 still out of contact

India should do whatever Nepal needs at this moment: Shashi Tharoor on flash flood crisis

'We are ever ready for such tasks': IAF officers on dispatching relief materials to disaster-hit Nepal

300 Indians missing after flash floods, confirms Nepal Foreign Minister

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