📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Badan Nasional Pencarian dan Pertolongan
International
Family Missing After Floods Ravage Parts of Nepal
✍️ Kanak News Odisha
🗓 29 Aug 2026, 12:33 PM
👁 29
Heavy rains have caused flooding in Nepal, leaving a family unaccounted for as rescue teams continue their search.
Heavy monsoon rains have triggered extensive flooding across several districts of Nepal, submerging homes and displacing thousands of residents. The rising waters have damaged infrastructure and hampered connectivity in the affected regions.
Amid the chaos, local authorities have reported that a family remains missing after their dwelling was swept away by the floodwaters. Rescue personnel, assisted by community volunteers, are conducting ground and boat searches to locate the missing members.
The Nepalese government has urged anyone with information to come forward and has mobilised additional resources, including helicopters, to intensify the operation. Families of the missing have been advised to register with relief centres for support while the search continues.
The incident highlights the ongoing vulnerability of hill‑side communities to extreme weather events, prompting calls for improved early‑warning systems and flood‑mitigation measures.
Amid the chaos, local authorities have reported that a family remains missing after their dwelling was swept away by the floodwaters. Rescue personnel, assisted by community volunteers, are conducting ground and boat searches to locate the missing members.
The Nepalese government has urged anyone with information to come forward and has mobilised additional resources, including helicopters, to intensify the operation. Families of the missing have been advised to register with relief centres for support while the search continues.
The incident highlights the ongoing vulnerability of hill‑side communities to extreme weather events, prompting calls for improved early‑warning systems and flood‑mitigation measures.