Sixteen Nepalis went missing in a landslide that occurred near Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, India on August 3.

A Nepali citizen, who lives near the incident area, said that seven persons of a family of Jumla, who were engaged in a hotel business, four of Jumla and five of Kalikot are missing in the landslide.

Though it has been said that the search operation is underway for the missing persons, according to a local media and office bearers of local government, it has been hampered by adverse weather and the rising water level in the river, reads a statement issued by the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi.

According to the statement, three bodies were recovered from the bank of the Mandakini River. Among them, two were Nepali nationals and one Indian citizen.

Out of two Nepalis, one has been identified as Tek Bahadur Kami from Kalikot and another body is yet to be identified due to severe bruises on the face.

The Nepali Embassy in New Delhi has requested the India’s Ministry of External Affairs and Rudraprayag based district office bearers to carry out search and rescue operations of the missing Nepalis and to expedite the process of handing over the  bodies to their family members at the earliest.

The Nepali Embassy said that it is in constant touch with the district office bearers of Rudraprayag, Disaster Control Room and Uttarakhand-based Disaster Management Secretary.

The Embassy said that anybody who wants to inquire about the incident can contact:

Disaster Control Room, Rudraprayag (+91- 8958757335)

Nepali Embassy, New Delhi (+91- 9205195035)