‘So desperately loved’: ADF member among dozens of Australians missing in Nepal floods as families pray for safe return
Nepal’s disaster management authority said on Friday that the total number of people missing had risen sharply to more than 1,900 swelled by 933 workers on hydropower projects on the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers where a wall of water powered down on Wednesday morning. She has spoken with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials.“We do want to know what efforts are being made … we’re not aware of what is actually happening there.”Australian woman Sumi Adhikari was at an immigration office at the Gyirong Post crossing when the flood waters hit. She was travelling with an Isha Foundation pilgrimage to the region.Her husband, Nava Pandey, has travelled to Nepal and is desperately seeking information about her whereabouts.“She was in the same area when the flood happened,” said a flyer produced by Adhikari’s family, and published with their permission.
- ▪Nepal’s disaster management authority said on Friday that the total number of people missing had risen sharply to more than 1,900 swelled by 933 workers on hydropower projects on the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers where a wall of water powe
- ▪She has spoken with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials.“We do want to know what efforts are being made … we’re not aware of what is actually happening there.”Australian woman Sumi Adhikari was at an immigration office at the
- ▪She was travelling with an Isha Foundation pilgrimage to the region.Her husband, Nava Pandey, has travelled to Nepal and is desperately seeking information about her whereabouts.“She was in the same area when the flood happened,” said a fly
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Australian's missing in Nepal - Clockwise from left - Karan Bhardwaj, Chitra Venkatraman, Venkatraman Balakrishnan, Sumi Adhikari and Family: Shylaja Muralitharan, Aarush Muralitharan, Ashwin Muralitharan & Chandrasekaran Muralitharan; Suhasini Kandimalla; Narayan Panthi Composite: Supplied by the familiesView image in fullscreenAustralian's missing in Nepal - Clockwise from left - Karan Bhardwaj, Chitra Venkatraman, Venkatraman Balakrishnan, Sumi Adhikari and Family: Shylaja Muralitharan, Aarush Muralitharan, Ashwin Muralitharan & Chandrasekaran Muralitharan; Suhasini Kandimalla; Narayan Panthi Composite: Supplied by the familiesNepal-Tibet flood disaster‘So desperately loved’: ADF member among dozens of Australians missing in Nepal floods as families pray for safe returnRelatives…
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