Bhubaneswar, Aug. 27 -- Two tourists from Odisha's Khordha are reportedly among the Indian nationals missing in the devastating flash flood in Nepal which occurred on Wednesday. The missing persons have been identified as Sandeep Mahapatra and his wife, Sidharthi Kumari Sahu.

The development comes amid reports that 133 Indian tourists went missing in the floods.

On Wednesday, Odisha government activated a 24x7 control room at Odisha Niwas in New Delhi to assist people from the state.

According to Pritish Panda, OSD of the Odisha Paribar Directorate, information is being compiled based on calls received on the helpline number issued by the Odisha government.

"After the helpline number was issued by the Odisha government, we received a ...