Sydney man Nava flew to Nepal thinking his wife had been found. Crushingly, ‘the search goes on’
Sumi Adhikari was near the Gyirong border crossing between Nepal and China when catastrophic floods struck. Her family waits in hope
TL;DR
- Nava Pandey traveled to Nepal after a near-identical name surfaced on a survivor list, but the person was not his wife, Sumi Adhikari.
- Adhikari was part of an Isha Foundation pilgrimage near the Gyirong border crossing when catastrophic floods hit, destroying the immigration building she was in.
- The rescue effort is severely hindered by the remoteness of the location, destroyed roads, washed-away bridges, and overflowing barrier lakes.
- Chinese and Nepali rescue teams reported the area was obliterated, with nothing but ruins visible.
- Families of missing individuals, including Australian pilgrims Reshma Patel and Sumi Adhikari, are urgently requesting more verified information from Chinese and Nepali authorities.
- As of Saturday, nearly 3,000 people are missing in total, with 777 foreigners among them.
- Pilgrims were in the region to visit Mount Kailash, a sacred peak for several religions.