Khordha, Aug. 27 -- A family in Khordha, Odisha, is anxiously awaiting news of their kin stranded in flood-ravaged Nepal. Swarup Mohapatra, brother of one of the stranded people, said he last spoke to him on August 25 while he was travelling by bus and has been unable to establish contact since.

Speaking to ANI, Mohapatra has urged the Odisha and Indian governments to intervene and ensure the safe rescue of his brother at the earliest.

"I spoke with him on the evening of August 25; he was on a bus at the time. On August 26, I saw the news of the incident on TV. I tried to contact him, but I have not been able to get through so far," Mohapatra told ANI.

He urged the Odisha and Indian governments to take immediate steps to rescue his bro...