Nepal flash floods: Three bodies recovered from Gandak river in U.P.'s Kushinagar
Three bodies were recovered from the Gandak river in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district, India, believed to have drifted from Nepal due to devastating flash floods. This incident follows earlier recoveries in a neighboring district, as authorities work to identify the victims and manage debris flowing downstream.
Why it matters
The ongoing recovery efforts highlight the severe cross-border impact of natural disasters, causing loss of life and significant damage, and necessitating international cooperation for disaster response and victim identification.
Three bodies were recovered from the Gandak river in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district after they apparently drifted into Indian territory from Nepal amid the devastating floods in the neighbouring country, officials said on Saturday (August 29, 2026).
The bodies were spotted near barrage pier number 3 in the Madanpur-Sukrauli area of Khadda on Friday (August 28, 2026), following which police and administrative officials reached the spot and began efforts to ascertain their identities, they said.
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Khadda SHO Sandeep Singh said the bodies were spotted floating in the river by monitoring teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and subsequently taken out.
The information about the recovered bodies had been shared with authorities in the neighbouring districts of Nepal to help establish their identities.
The bodies could not be identified immediately.
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