Jumla waits for its young men who left to earn and never returned
Summary
Families in Jumla are still waiting for 63 people who went missing after the Bhotekoshi floods, most of them young men who had left to work in Rasuwa. Relatives say the government response has been slow, while blood samples have been collected for DNA testing to identify recovered bodies.
Key Points
- Fifteen young men from Lamri village disappeared in the Bhotekoshi floods, and 63 people from Jumla remain unaccounted for overall.
- Families say they have received little information or support from the government and have been left to search on their own.
- The District Administration Office says relief payments have begun and blood samples from relatives have been sent for DNA testing.
- Many of the missing had gone to Rasuwa for wage work or to prepare for foreign employment, leaving families without their main source of income.
