Indian family pleads for news of son missing after Nepal floods

Summary

An Indian family is pleading for verified information about 28-year-old Abhishek Ghone, who went missing in Nepal after flash floods hit parts of the country on Wednesday. Ghone had traveled to Kathmandu for a Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage and has not been heard from since late Tuesday night.

Key Points
  • 28-year-old Abhishek Ghone from Kalyan, Maharashtra, has been missing in Nepal since flash floods struck on Wednesday.
  • He had arrived in Kathmandu on August 24 for a Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage and last spoke to his family late Tuesday night.
  • His family says it has approached authorities but has not received concrete information, and it does not want to rely on unverified AI-generated location clues.
  • The flash floods originated in Tibet and caused widespread destruction across central Nepal, with four people from the Kalyan-Dombivli region reported missing.
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