Latvian citizens currently in Nepal who have registered with the consular register are safe following the latest floods, according to information available to Latvia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).Foreign Minister Baiba Braže (JV) wrote on X that diplomatic and consular staff had been contacting Latvian citizens currently staying in Nepal since early morning, including a tour group organised by the travel agency Impro.“So far, everyone we know of is safe, as the Nepalese authorities issued warnings in good time,” Braže said.As previously reported, severe flooding struck central Nepal on Sunday, sweeping away dozens of homes and damaging infrastructure, including roads, bridges and at least one hydroelectric power plant, officials said.Five people are reported missing, according to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.The flooding on the Budhi Gandaki River was triggered by a landslide that caused water levels to rise suddenly, Nepalese police spokesperson Abhi Narayan Kafle said.Videos published on social media show floodwaters sweeping through settlements and washing away bridges.More than 400 security personnel have been deployed in search and rescue operations.Government authorities evacuated at least 47 people from the danger zone by air. Hundreds of people living further downstream were also moved to safety.The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority issued a red alert for residents living downstream.According to the agency, the floods damaged at least four bridges, two telecommunications towers, 50 electricity poles and equipment at a hydroelectric power plant.The floods that struck Nepal and Tibet in late August killed approximately 1,450 people, while more than 4,500 remain missing.
Latvian tourists from Impro travel agency in Nepal as new floods strike
