Tamil Nadu's Public Works Department minister Aadhav Arjuna informed the state Assembly on Monday that 84 tourists from Tamil Nadu remain incommunicado following devastating flash floods in Nepal's Bhote Koshi river on August 26. He stated that Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay had directed officials to coordinate round-the-clock rescue and relief efforts with the Nepal government, the ministry of external affairs, and the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. A three-member team of Tamil Nadu nodal officers has been stationed in Kathmandu to trace the missing tourists and assist relatives arriving in Nepal. The minister also said that 21 tourists from Tamil Nadu had already been rescued, brought to New Delhi, and safely sent to their native towns. He added that the chief minister has directed officials to provide all possible assistance to those affected.