Around the World, People Are Desperately Searching for News of Loved Ones Missing After Floods in Nepal and China.
Families search Kathmandu hospitals and survivor lists as nearly 400 people are confirmed dead and at least 1,300 remain missing after the floods.
- Two days after catastrophic floods, families are flooding Kathmandu hospitals to search for missing loved ones, scanning survivor lists with anxious hope after Wednesday's flash flood devastated villages.
- Triggered by an ice avalanche, the disaster has killed nearly 400 people across Nepal and Tibet, marking the country's deadliest natural event since the 2015 earthquake that killed 9,000 people.
- Among the missing are 39 Australians, including children visiting Mount Kailash, a sacred site for Hindus; this could represent the largest loss of Australian life in a single foreign event since the 2002 Bali bombing.
- Rescue operations are hampered by washed-out roads and the scale of destruction, forcing reliance on helicopters for transport. Ram Kumari Shah, a sweet seller in Kathmandu, said "I am scared. I have pain in my heart and soul."
- Kabita Tamang has traveled from Rasuwa district searching hospitals for her cousin, Rema; the National Trauma Centre maintains a list of 47 names, with 18 already discharged as the search continues.
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Kathmandu hospitals see a constant flow of relatives of missing persons following the monumental floods that killed at least 584 people, while nearly 2,500 people remain missing in Nepal and Tibet.
Relatives of missing persons stand outside the emergency room in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday with photos. Photo Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images Zoom in In Kathmandu…
"We just want to know where he is"
Many Indian families from all over the world arrived at Kathmandu airport in Nepal to search for their missing relatives. Our correspondent met with Indians, ready by all means to go directly to the scene, in order to locate their relatives, while all telephone connections are cut off with the devastated area.
Deadly floods leave families searching in Nepal
Families in Nepal are searching for missing loved ones after devastating floods swept away homes and left communities covered in mud and debris. Rescue operations are underway, with army helicopters transporting the injured as residents face a long recovery.
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‘Most of my family is still missing’: The frantic search in Kathmandu for loved ones
Hospitals in Nepal’s capital are teeming with families of the missing, as they pore over the lists of survivors rescued from the country’s deadliest natural disaster since the 2015 earthquake.
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