An update from Isha Foundation on Nepal floods

Any new information that can appropriately be shared will be communicated to the affected families first and made public where it is legal, ethical, and appropriate to do so. We wish to protect the anonymity and privacy of the families and volunteers affected.

New Delhi: Two weeks have passed since the flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border. Our thoughts and wishes remain with the families affected by this tragic disaster and with the wider communities across Nepal who continue to face the consequences of this catastrophe.

At this moment, our top priority is supporting the families affected. We will share verified information with the families as soon as we receive it.

Government and Embassy liaison

Isha remains in regular contact with Chinese, Indian and Nepali authorities and with the relevant embassies of 19 countries in India, Nepal and China. Our teams are actively following up through these channels to seek information on the affected individuals, understand the official processes and next steps and help make sure that information received through government and consular channels is passed on to the affected families.

Where appropriate, identification details, photographs and other relevant information have been shared with authorities and search-and-rescue teams to support the identification and search efforts.

Isha volunteers have also been in contact with government agencies such as the US State Department and Global Affairs Canada, whose assistance in obtaining updates from the Chinese government has been helpful. Where we have learned of a process that the........

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