Chitra Bahadur Nepali was looking for his nephew Yubraj Sewak, a driver who had been travelling towards the worst-affected Rasuwa district before contact was lost.
“My nephew was on his way to Rasuwa and was in contact with my sister until about 8am yesterday,” Nepali, 52, said, showing his photograph on his phone.
“We have not heard from him since the flood. His name is not on any of the lists we have seen, and another member of our family is also missing.”
As rescue teams scoured for survivors in the flood-ravaged districts, families moved between hospitals and police helpdesks, desperately hoping for word on those missing.
The Bir hospital said it would treat all victims for free and was “fully prepared” to handle the surge in patients, local media reported.
In Nepal, 823 people – including 579 tourists from both Nepal and abroad – remained out of contact, according to the country’s disaster agency.
In Tibet, Chinese state media said that the “mudslide disaster” had killed three people, while 558 people, including 260 foreigners, were missing.
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