No Ukrainians are listed among the victims in Nepal, according to the Foreign Ministry
The number of Ukrainian citizens who were in Nepal and with whom contact has not yet been established remains at 56. At the same time, there are currently no Ukrainians listed among the dead or injured.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, these include two tourist groups of 48 and 7 people, respectively, as well as one Ukrainian woman who was part of a foreign tourist group.
“These are two tourist groups of 48 and 7 people, respectively, as well as one Ukrainian woman who was part of a foreign tourist group. Search and rescue operations are ongoing. As of now, there are no Ukrainians on the lists of the dead or injured,” the statement reads.
Consular officials from the Ukrainian Embassy in India are currently in Nepal. Together with the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Nepal, they held operational meetings with representatives of Nepalese government agencies, foreign diplomats, the manager of the hotel where one of the Ukrainian groups was staying, and the tour operator.
Ukrainian representatives are cross-checking the lists of citizens provided by hotels and diplomatic missions and coordinating search efforts with foreign colleagues, tour operators, and rescue services.
The Ukrainian Embassy in China is also maintaining constant contact with Chinese authorities.
The Government of Nepal has established an Emergency Response Team (ERT) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to coordinate search and rescue operations.
Ukrainian consuls continue to maintain contact with emergency response services and the relatives of missing citizens.
“The situation remains challenging due to the scale of the destruction, limited access to mountainous areas, and the risk of further landslides. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Consular Service, and the Ukrainian embassies in India and China continue to monitor the situation and are keeping the case of the 56 missing Ukrainian citizens under special scrutiny,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported.
Floods and landslides have caused a massive humanitarian disaster in Nepal.
According to the latest figures, 489 people have died, and another 2,381 remain missing. Among them are 644 foreign nationals, mainly from India, the United States, Ukraine, Malaysia, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
The list of missing persons also includes 127 Nepalese nationals who had arrived from abroad and 1,737 Nepalese citizens.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing, and Ukrainian diplomats continue to coordinate the search for 56 Ukrainian citizens.
This was reported on Friday by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
In Nepal, contact has been lost with 56 Ukrainian citizens due to massive floods and landslides. At the same time, there is no information about any Ukrainians who have died or been injured.
South Korea, India, China, the United Kingdom, and the European Union are stepping up rescue operations and humanitarian aid following the devastating floods in Nepal and China. Hundreds of foreign nationals are still missing.
