The Indian Air Force has kept C-17, C-130J and C-295 transport aircraft on standby for relief operations in Nepal after deadly flash floods. Around 105 Indians are among nearly 400 people reported missing. PM Modi spoke with Nepal PM Balendra Shah and assured humanitarian assistance, while the Indian Embassy began coordinating rescue efforts.
New Delhi [India], August 26: The Indian Air Force has kept its transport aircraft fleet, including the C-17, C-130J and C-295, on standby for relief operations in Nepal due to flash floods there, sources said on Wednesday.
The sources said a C-130J transport aircraft is expected to take off with relief material to Nepal by late evening today.
Around 105 Indians were among the foreign nationals "reported missing" after a flash flood in the Bhote Koshi River in the Rasuwa area of Nepal, the country's Tourism Board said on Wednesday, stating that the information is based on preliminary agency-wise record received from tourism and travel companies.
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