Nepal flash floods: Three bodies recovered from Gandak river in U.P.'s Kushinagar - The Hindu

**Three bodies recovered from the Gandak River in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district after Nepal’s flash floods** *U.P., India – August 29, 2026*

The overflow of the Gandak River, fed by torrential rains that battered Nepal’s western hills last week, has claimed additional lives on the Indian side of the border. Emergency teams from the Uttar Pradesh police and the National Disaster Response Force recovered the bodies of three flood victims on the banks of the Gandak in Kushinagar district on Monday. The river, which originates in the Nepalese Terai before crossing into India, surged after the monsoon‑driven flash floods in Nepal inundated low‑lying villages, turning the waterway into a swift, debris‑laden torrent that swept through agricultural fields and hampered evacuation efforts.

The disaster in Nepal has already left more than 200 people dead and thousands missing, according to the Nepalese government’s latest figures. Among the missing are Indian nationals, including a professor from Assam and his husband, who were traveling in the flood‑hit region when the waters rose unexpectedly. Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali appealed for a “global effort” to confront climate‑change‑driven extreme weather, warning that the frequency of such flash floods is likely to increase without coordinated mitigation and adaptation strategies. In Kathmandu, hospitals are still searching frantic families for survivors, as reported by the Guardian, while the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has dispatched consular teams to assist stranded citizens.

Indian state governments have mobilised resources to support cross‑border relief. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that a specialised rescue team would be deployed to Nepal pending clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs, underscoring the need for swift bilateral cooperation. Meanwhile, the Indian National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is coordinating with Nepal’s Disaster Risk Management Authority to share real‑time data, provide medical supplies, and facilitate the movement of relief convoys along the Indo‑Nepal border. The joint effort reflects a growing recognition that trans‑boundary rivers like the Gandak require coordinated management to mitigate the humanitarian fallout of climate‑linked disasters.