Kuppam, Aug. 27 -- The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday said 28 pilgrims from Tirupati who were stranded amid floods in Nepal have been traced safe and are currently in Kathmandu, while efforts are continuing to trace other Andhra Pradesh residents whose whereabouts remain unknown.

According to the state government, RTGS officials have identified a group of 28 pilgrims from Tirupati who are presently in Kathmandu and confirmed that they are safe.

Meanwhile, in Kuppam of Chittoor district, the family of Balasubramanyam, who travelled to Nepal, has appealed to authorities to help trace his whereabouts.

Advocate Srikanth, Balasubramanyam's brother, said that his brother had travelled to Nepal on a tour and last spoke to the family ov...