Search for Missing Loved Ones After the Nepal Flood Online

Search for Missing Loved Ones After the Nepal Flood — Online, in One Place

When a disaster this large hits — the 26 August flash flood across Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading has left over 1,900 people missing in Nepal alone — families searching for someone face a specific, painful problem: information about the missing and information about the found often exist in completely different places. A hospital may have an unidentified patient. A family two districts away may be searching for exactly that person. Without a shared, searchable space, that match may never happen.

This is what the Jimmewari missing persons registry is built to solve.

How it works

If someone is missing: file a report with their name, last known location, why they were traveling, a photo, and any distinguishing marks — a birthmark, a tattoo, jewelry, or specific clothing. These small details are often what actually confirms a match, more than a name alone.

If you’re searching: use the search bar to look by name or location. Every report is public and browsable, so you don’t need to know exactly who filed it — you can search directly for the person you’re looking for.

If you found someone: tap “I found this person” on their listing. If they’re alive, you’ll be asked about their condition, whether the location has road access, and whether a helicopter evacuation is needed — this information goes straight to the top of the list so it gets seen fast, because minutes matter for injury cases in areas that are hard to reach. If a body has been recovered, you can note the location and which remains were found, so a family can be informed and officials can proceed with formal identification.

search and report missing_and_found people during nepal rasuwa flood

Why a public registry helps, even alongside official channels

Official hotlines and Nepal Police remain the primary channel for search and rescue, and this tool doesn’t replace that — please still call 100 or 112, or contact your embassy if the missing person is a foreign national. What a public registry adds is reach: a volunteer clearing debris in a remote ward, a nurse at a rural health post, or a family three districts away can all check and add to the same list, at any hour, without needing an official’s approval to do so. In a disaster where roads are cut and phone lines are jammed, that kind of parallel, low-friction path can be the difference between a family finding out in hours instead of days.

A note on care and dignity

Reports involving deceased individuals are handled carefully — no distressing images are shown publicly. Identification for those cases happens privately, through the contact number left by whoever found them, so families are not exposed to anything more than necessary while still getting the information they need.

If you are searching for someone right now

You do not need to wait for official confirmation before filing a report. The sooner a detailed report exists — with a photo and real distinguishing details — the sooner someone searching from the other direction can find it.

Report or search now →

If you have a moment, please also share this page. In a disaster of this scale, the single largest constraint isn’t willingness to help — it’s whether the right two people looking for the same answer ever find each other.