Nepal’s disaster response teams are increasingly using drones to support flood relief, including delivering supplies and airlifting human remains from hard-to-reach locations. In Benighat, Dhading, one unmanned aircraft is reported to fly overhead carrying a body where rescuers face dangerous terrain, and multiple flights later move bodies between settlements.
The Kathmandu Post and Inquirer.net both describe drones taking on roles that were previously limited to international rescue efforts following Nepal’s 2015 earthquake. According to the reports, drones are now used not only for search and delivery tasks but also for retrieval and transport when ground routes are unsafe or impractical. The outlets emphasize the shift in how Nepal applies drone capabilities—moving from largely external support to more routine, locally directed operations—while focusing on different aspects of the technology’s deployment during the floods.
Across the two accounts, the shared focus is that drones help extend reach for rescue and recovery work in areas that rescuers cannot safely access, under supervision by security personnel where applicable.
