55 Ukrainians missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet, more flooding possible
Following devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, more than 1,100 people are reported missing, including 55 Ukrainian citizens. Local authorities warn further flooding and landslides could occur.
More than 1,100 people are missing following major floods in Nepal and Tibet, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry told reporters. Among them are over 400 local residents and more than 700 tourists from nearly thirty countries, including 55 citizens of Ukraine.
The ministry clarified that the missing Ukrainians belong to two tourist groups, of 47 and seven people respectively, plus one Ukrainian woman traveling with a foreign tour group. Local authorities report that at least 165 people have died in the disaster zone overall. There is currently no information indicating any Ukrainian citizens are among the dead or injured.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing, though weather conditions are hampering access to many affected areas. Local authorities have warned of the possibility of further flooding and landslides.
Diplomatic response
Ukraine's embassies in India and China have posted safety recommendations on their official platforms. Ukrainian diplomats remain in constant contact with local authorities and rescue services, with relatives of the missing, and with foreign diplomats in the countries concerned to coordinate international search efforts. Search teams and official authorities in the relevant countries have received full information from Ukrainian diplomatic missions about all Ukrainians who cannot currently be reached.
A group of staff from Ukraine's embassy in India has also traveled directly to the disaster zone, and Ukraine's honorary consul in Nepal has been engaged. The Foreign Ministry said it continues to monitor the situation and is keeping the case of the 55 missing Ukrainian citizens under special control.
