Nepal Floods: 11 People From Gujarat Reported Missing Or Uncontactable, One Confirmed Safe
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The Gujarat administration has stepped up efforts to trace travellers from the state who were reported missing or remained uncontactable following the devastating floods in Nepal. An official “Nepal Flash Flood: Missing Persons Information, Gujarat” sheet, updated as of 3:02 pm on August 27, contains details of the affected travellers.
Several of those listed were travelling on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, including via the Kerung route. The affected people are linked to Ahmedabad, Anand, Rajkot, Surat, Valsad and other locations.
One traveller confirmed safe
Among those listed, Roma Dilipbhai Intwala of Valsad has been confirmed safe in Nepal. The Valsad Mamlatdar informed authorities that she was safe in the country. Her last known location was around the Friendship Bridge/Bhote Koshi River near the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border.
Names of missing/uncontactable travellers
No. | Name | Linked location | Status / last contact | Travel details |
1 | Kinnari Patel | Ahmedabad | Yesterday, 4:51 am — Not found | Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Kerung |
2 | Mihir Patel | Ahmedabad | Not specified | Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Kerung |
3 | Bimalkumar Patel | Anand | Yesterday morning — Not found | Kailash Mansarovar Yatra |
4 | Jaiminaben Patel | Anand | Yesterday morning — Not found | Kailash Mansarovar Yatra |
5 | Ashokbhai Dhirajlal Kapadi | Ahmedabad | Yesterday morning, around 8:30 am | Travel details not specified |
6 | Jay Dinesh Kotecha | Rajkot | Yesterday — no confirmed status | Friendship Bridge/Bhote Koshi River, Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border |
7 | Roma Dilipbhai Intwala | Valsad | Confirmed safe in Nepal | Friendship Bridge/Bhote Koshi River, Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border |
8 | Pareshbhai Natvarlal Patel | Surat | No contact established in last 24 hours | Kailash Mansarovar; Richa Tours Nepal |
9 | Jyotiben Pareshbhai Patel | Surat | No contact established in last 24 hours | Kailash Mansarovar; Richa Tours Nepal |
10 | Minaxiben Sanjaybhai Ramani | Surat | No contact established in last 24 hours | Kailash Mansarovar; Richa Tours Nepal |
11 | Dineshbhai Pragjibhai Patel | Amreli | Status not specified | US citizen |
12 | Bhavinkumar Rajnikanth Raval | Mehsana | Status not specified | Nepal Kailash journey; travelling with another 26 people |
Several were travelling to Kailash Mansarovar
Kinnari Patel and Mihir Patel were travelling on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Kerung, while Bimalkumar Patel and Jaiminaben Patel were also on a Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage. Their last contact was reported on the previous morning in the official record.
Three Surat-linked travellers — Pareshbhai Natvarlal Patel, Jyotiben Pareshbhai Patel and Minaxiben Sanjaybhai Ramani — were travelling with Richa Tours Nepal for the Kailash Mansarovar journey. The report states that contact had not been established with them in the previous 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Jay Dinesh Kotecha, linked to Rajkot, was last associated with the Friendship Bridge/Bhote Koshi River area near the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border.
Administration continues efforts to establish contact
The Gujarat government is monitoring the situation and collecting information on travellers from the state who may have been in the flood-hit areas. Authorities are continuing efforts to establish contact with those whose whereabouts remain unconfirmed as rescue and relief operations continue in Nepal.
