26 Nepalis missing in Uttarakhand floods and landslides

A total of 26 Nepalis have been reported missing following devastating floods and landslides at Uttarkashi and Pauri Garhwal districts in Uttarakhand of India on August 5 and 6.

According to data released by the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi, India, the whereabouts of 21 Nepalis in Uttarkashi district remain unknown while five others are still missing in Pauri Garhwal.

Those individuals missing in Uttarkashi are Janak Bahadur Shahi, Rabi Singh, Karan Bahadur Singh, Gagan Bahadur, Gorakh Bahadur, Ram Bahadur Shahi, Hari Bahadur Khadka, Prabhati, Keshav, Nirmala Khadka, Laxman, Subash BK, Ramesh, Priya, Deepak Magar, Suraj Rana, Man Bahadur, Nim Bahadur, Rabi Singh and Ram Bahadur. 

Similarly, those missing in Pauri Garhwal have been identified as Naresh Khadka, Amrita Pariyar, Roman Khadka, Sandhya Khadka and Bimal BK, adds the Embassy.