In Kashipur and Paudigarhwal districts of Uttarakhand, India, 26 Nepali people have gone missing due to floods and landslides after the cloud burst (arighopte rain). 21 people have gone missing due to flood in Dharali of Kashipur district and 5 people have gone missing due to landslide in Bankura of Paudigarhwal.

According to the Nepali Embassy in Delhi, Janak Bahadur Shahi, Ravi Singh, Karan Bahadur Singh, Rowin Singh, Gagan Bahadur, Gorakh Bahadur, Ram Bahadur Shahi, Hari Bahadur Khadka, Prabhati, Keshav, Nirmala Khadka, Laxman, Subas Vick, Ramesh and Priya are missing in Dharali. Similarly, Deepak Magar, Suraj Rana, Man Bahadur, Neem Bahadur, Ravi Singh and Ram Bahadur are mentioned in the statement released by the embassy. Most of those said to be missing match the names of those said not to have been contacted from Jajarkot . But if the name and address are not complete, it is not possible to say for sure .

Similarly, Narendra Khadka of Madhuvan Municipality-6 of Bardia, his wife Sandhya and son Roman along with Amrita Periyar of the same ward and Subas Damai of Gulria Municipality-4 of Bardia are missing after a landslide in Bankura village of Lailisain block of Paudigarhwal last Wednesday.

Relatives reached Garhwal to search for those missing in the landslide but returned home after not finding them. They returned home and settled in Kiriya. "Since there is no possibility of finding them, we have returned home and stayed in Kiriya," said Narendra's uncle Uttam. He said that the Nepalese have stopped searching. He said that the relatives returned home, others were sick and some were at work.

The Disaster Management Authority of the Government of Uttarakhand has said that at least 68 people have gone missing in the Dharali floods. It has been mentioned that there are 25 Nepalis. But among these 25 people, the names of 4 people who went missing in Paudigarhwal landslide are also included. "Excavation work is being done in Dharali area, dogs have also been mobilized," says the press release issued by the Disaster Management Authority, "Excavation work is being done at eight locations, and trained dogs have also been mobilized." So far, 1,308 passengers and locals have been rescued. The authority said that the body of 1 local has been found so far.

NDARF, SDRF, army and police teams have been mobilized for rescue . In addition to this, the local administration is also engaged in search and rescue. A Chinook helicopter has been mobilized for rescue. A community kitchen has been operated for those rescued and kept in Dharali area. There are also Nepalese in the kitchen. According to the embassy, 13 Nepalis have been rescued from that area. "So far, the number of missing persons in Uttarakhand is 26 and the number of rescued persons is 13," said Prakash Malla, the counselor of the Nepali Embassy in Delhi. A community kitchen has been arranged for them to eat.'

Last week, after a cloudburst in Dharali area, the heavy flood in the Kheerganga river devastated the Dharali market. Houses and hotels in the market were buried, while some were washed away and taken to Bhagirathi river. It is estimated that those who stayed in the same hotel and house may have disappeared now . Dharali is the last market on the Gangotri route. People who go on Gangotri Yatra stay in hotels and rest here. Now is the season to go on Gangotri Yatra. It is estimated that even those going on the Gangotri Yatra may have been caught in the Dharali flood.

The relatives of the missing persons demand to register the death if they cannot be found. Paudi went to Garhwal soon after the Damai incident. Damai said that his son's pants were found after searching around the scene for four days. He said that he returned home and went to work after there was no hope of finding him alive. 5 Pudi from Bardia who went to work in road construction work have gone missing in a landslide in Bakuda near Indus river in Garhwal. Their demand is that the government should take initiative with the Indian government for the search, otherwise the death should be registered. Damai, who lives in Sukumwasi settlement, said that Chitra Bahadur Paudel, the leader of the Nepalese workers in Gadwal, paid the rent with the money left over from 10,000 baht for the road expenses. Ward President of Gulria-2 Tank Prasad Adhikari said that until the death registration is verified, relief and other facilities cannot be given. He said that if the government of India proves the death, it will take initiatives for relief. If a death is registered due to a disaster, the Uttarakhand government will provide assistance of INR 500,000.

Three years ago, Suwas, who went to Punjab, Kumaon, Ramnagar, India to work, had reached Garhwal only 29 days before the incident. The Damai family has been living in a hut in the Sangam settlement in the forest area from Khairi Chandanpur in Bardia in 058. 39-year-old Narendra Khadka, 32-year-old wife Saraswati and 22-month-old son Roman of Madhuvan-6 Village No. 4 were not found after searching for five days and uncle Uddhav has been working since Monday. Narendra's father Chudamani said that there will be a situation where the state will be deprived of relief because the death is not registered. "Since the hand of the son was found near the place of the incident, it is not as if the three people survived, at least the government of Nepal should have taken the initiative with India and announced the death otherwise they should be shown alive," he said.