Flood Victims' Families Search for Missing Relatives in Hospitals

Summary

Families of people missing after floods and landslides in Rasuwa are searching hospitals in Kathmandu for any trace of their loved ones. Relatives from Nepal and abroad say poor coordination and lack of information have made the ordeal even more painful.

Key Points
  • Families are visiting hospitals in Kathmandu to look for missing relatives after the Trishuli flood and landslides in Rasuwa.
  • Searches involve Nepali families as well as relatives from India, Britain, and South Africa whose contact was lost during the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
  • People connected to the Trishuli-1 hydropower project and local transport workers are also among the missing.
  • The article says the disaster has exposed weak information management and the absence of an integrated system for tracking missing people.
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