missing-persons

The death toll from devastating flash floods and landslides in Nepal and Tibet has risen to 750. Of them, 734 people have died in Nepal. Another 16 people were killed in Tibet’s Gyirong County. Thousands of people remain missing in the disaster affected areas along the border between the two countries. Officials in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region provided the information at a news conference held Sunday. At the news conference, officials said the missing foreign nationals include 49 citi...

A mother’s endless wait while staring at the door never seems to end. Years pass, yet a child does not know where his father is. A beloved wife is not certain whether her husband is alive or has disappeared into the depths of darkness. Clinging to the memories of the missing person, the entire family keeps counting the days. Even after receiving news of a death, the tears eventually stop. Relatives begin to dream again. But the wait for someone who has been forcibly disappeared has no end....

Many people have lost contact with their relatives following the devastating floods along the Nepal China border. They have been living in anxiety ever since. Some are waiting for their loved ones to return. Others are simply hoping for good news. New Zealand citizen Rajiv Reddy has not heard from his sister since last Tuesday. That day she told him that she was going hiking with friends along the Nepal China border. Rajiv’s 44-year-old sister Suhasini Reddy was scheduled to travel by ro...

The death toll from Wednesday’s devastating floods in Nepal has risen to 289. The country’s police department reported the figure in its latest social media update. The police department said in a statement Thursday afternoon that 289 bodies had so far been recovered from various affected areas. Meanwhile, Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said another 826 people remain missing in the country. China’s state broadcaster CCTV also reported that the number of...