Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan announced that 16 Keralites have safely returned home from flood-affected Nepal, including 14 individuals from Kochi, as well as Sruthi Shikhamani from Kakkanad and Rineeth Mohan from Piravom.
In a post on X, Satheesan confirmed the safe return of these 16 Keralites and stated that government agencies are actively facilitating transit for others. A total of 45 travellers have been accounted for and confirmed safe at various transit points in Nepal and India, with arrangements ongoing to ensure their journey back to Kerala.
Official agencies, operating under the direction of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO Kerala), NORKA Roots, and the Delhi Non-Resident Keralites (NRK) Development Office, continue to provide ground support. They are coordinating transit logistics, temporary accommodation, and onward travel for all affected citizens arriving in India from Nepal.
Satheesan said: “Nepal Flash Flood Update: 16 Keralites have returned home safely, including a 14-member group from Kochi, Sruthi Shikhamani (Kakkanad), and Rineeth Mohan (Piravom). 45 travellers are confirmed safe across Nepal and Indian transit locations, with return arrangements underway. Seven individuals remain to be contacted (including four Australian citizens of Keralam origin). Their details are actively coordinated with @MEAIndia. Under directions from @CMOKeralam, @norkaroots1 and the Delhi NRK Development Office continue to facilitate transit and return travel arrangements for everyone reaching India.”
Rineeth Mohan, from Piravom in Ernakulam, had travelled to Nepal on August 23 for a holiday. He was near Pokhara when the flash floods occurred. After receiving news about the situation from his family, he decided to return home. Though unreachable for a period after losing his phone en route to Delhi, he boarded a train from Delhi to Kerala on August 27 and has now returned safely.
Meanwhile, the death toll from the Rasuwa Bhote Koshi flash floods has risen to 675, with emergency teams recovering bodies and human remains across multiple downstream districts, according to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). As of 6:30 pm, 2,418 individuals remain missing or out of contact following the floods.
Additionally, 287 Indian nationals and 128 Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) remain unaccounted for in the affected areas. However, four Indian nationals trapped at a hydropower project in Rasuwa were rescued recently, as confirmed by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in an update released on Saturday evening. The rescued individuals, identified as Ripu Kumar, Chaneshwar Narzary, Kripa Shankar, and Mohammed Minhajuddin, are currently being transported to Kathmandu.
According to MEA figures, 88 Indian nationals have been rescued from flood-affected regions so far. Furthermore, 120 Indian nationals crossed into Nepal from China earlier on the same day.