3 bodies were recovered from the Gandak river in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district after apparently drifting into Indian territory from Nepal amid devastating floods in the neighbouring country.
The recovery brings the consequences of the flooding across the border, with the Gandak river carrying the bodies into Kushinagar. The supplied report did not provide the identities of the deceased or details about when and how they were recovered.
Cross-border impact
The incident occurred as Nepal faced severe flash floods and continuing rescue operations. Related coverage included reports of a rising death toll in Nepal, but the supplied material gave different figures in separate reports: 469, 538 and 626.
1 related report said Uttar Pradesh had sounded a high alert in border districts following the floods. The supplied material did not provide further details about the alert, including the districts covered or the measures taken by authorities.
The recovery in Kushinagar adds an Indian border-district dimension to the disaster in Nepal. No information was provided on whether the bodies had been identified or whether any families had been notified.
Further details about the recovery, identification process and any official coordination between authorities in India and Nepal were not included in the supplied material.
