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Nepal flood evacuations by helicopter; AI app helps India's detained…
A 25-year-old built an AI app in India to help detained protesters get home safely, while flash flooding in Nepal prompted helicopter evacuations along the Budhi Gandaki river.
On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on Weekend EditionPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Meet the man helping India’s detained protesters get home”, with reporting from Sky News.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 8:52 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Nepal, India, AI.
- BBN covered this story before: Nepal floods, Gaza homecomings, Hurricane Milton loss, Raiders… (October 11).
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What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn central Nepal, residents are being evacuated by helicopter after flash flooding destroyed homes along the Budhi Gandaki river.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEvacuated how many, do we know?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSky News has not given a figure. Families have been displaced, and the rescue flights are the only way out for some villages.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHelicopters in mountains. That is hard flying.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is. We will bring you numbers when officials there release them.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd in India, a twenty-five-year-old has built an app, powered by artificial intelligence, to help detained protesters get home safely, Al Jazeera reports.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAn app for getting out of jail. Finally, something on my phone I would not delete.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTwenty-five years old. I was still being asked to leave embassies at that age.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou say that like it was a career plan.
The story so far
- Morecroft Dies at 70; Nepal Flood Families in Limbo · BBC
- India IT Faces Fourth Weak Year; OpenAI Hires EMEA Sales Chief · Bloomberg.com
- Flash flood sweeps away buildings in Nepal · Al Jazeera
- Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide · Reuters
- Nepal floods, Gaza homecomings, Hurricane Milton loss, Raiders… · BBC
- Nepal flood evacuations by helicopter; AI app helps India's detained… (this story)
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