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Meghalaya launches helpline to locate residents missing in Nepal floods
✍️ The Meghalayan Express
🗓 28 Aug 2026, 03:26 AM
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The Meghalaya government has set up a dedicated helpline to assist families of residents who went missing in the recent floods in Nepal.
Meghalaya's state administration announced the creation of a toll‑free helpline aimed at helping families of Megharayan citizens who are unaccounted for after the devastating floods in neighboring Nepal. The number will serve as a single point of contact for relatives seeking information, support and coordination with authorities in both states.
The initiative comes as Nepal grapples with widespread damage and a rising death toll, prompting many Indian workers and travelers from Meghalaya to be caught in the disaster. State officials said the helpline will liaise with Nepalese agencies to verify missing persons and facilitate any necessary repatriation.
While details of the helpline's operating hours were not disclosed, the government urged affected families to register their queries promptly, emphasizing that the service will be available around the clock to address urgent concerns.
The initiative comes as Nepal grapples with widespread damage and a rising death toll, prompting many Indian workers and travelers from Meghalaya to be caught in the disaster. State officials said the helpline will liaise with Nepalese agencies to verify missing persons and facilitate any necessary repatriation.
While details of the helpline's operating hours were not disclosed, the government urged affected families to register their queries promptly, emphasizing that the service will be available around the clock to address urgent concerns.