Nepal flash floods: 220 of 350 Tamils safe; efforts continue to trace others, Advocate General tells Madras High Court
The Advocate General of Tamil Nadu informed the Madras High Court that 220 out of 350 Tamils stranded in Nepal due to flash floods have been confirmed safe. The state government is actively assisting in rescue efforts, including providing air travel for relatives and deploying officials to Kathmandu.
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This demonstrates the state government's emergency response capabilities and its commitment to protecting citizens during international natural disasters.
Advocate General (A-G) Vijay Narayan on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) told the Madras High Court that 220 out of 350 Tamils reportedly stranded in the Nepal flash floods were safe and that the State government had provided free air tickets for the return of a few, besides issuing air tickets to Kathmandu for the relatives of some others who are still missing.
Appearing before the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan, the A-G said that a total of 305 Tamils had travelled to Nepal from Tamil Nadu and another 45 Tamils (36 from other countries and nine from other States) had gone there from elsewhere. He said that 220 of them were reported safe as of 6 p.m. on September 1, 2026.
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