Thirty-three Britons, including a girls aged 13 and a boy of 14, are among more than 1,500 people who are still missing after the devastating flash flood at the Nepal-Tibet border.
Rescuers are scrambling to locate the missing in the remote Himalayan region, while families at home wait desperately for updates.
The death toll in Nepal has risen to 579, officials say, after the torrent of water, rock and mud, suspected to have been triggered by a glacial collapse, swept down a river valley, sweeping away buildings, bridges and roads.
Young teenagers among the missing
Many of the Britons were on pilgrimage to sacred sites in the Himalayas, and had been travelling with tour operators. Twelve were with tour company Alpine Eco Trek. Its manager Ram Kumra Adhikari said the youngest member of the group is a 13-year-old girl and the oldest is 65.
nine other Britons had been travelling with Nepalese tour operator the Trekkers’ Society, and were making a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, a sacred Hindu site. The youngest of that group is a 14-year-old boy.Below are some of the missing Britons who have been named.
Neetu Goyal Tiwari
Neetu Goyal Tiwari was on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash when the floods hit (Photo: Naresh Goyal/LinkedIn)Ms Tiwari, 51, went to Nepal on 14 August to take part in a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash – which had been “her dream”, her brother Naresh Goyal told the BBC. She travelled to Delhi from London and then to Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, with a group from the Isha Foundation, a spiritual organisation. She was meant to return to India on Thursday to meet her family. “Please help us find her,” Mr Goyal said.
Sarada Simkhada
Sarada Simkhada is a senior at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford (Photo: Sarada Simkhada/Facebook)Ms Simkhada, a senior nurse at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, was on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash when her family lost contact with her. Her brother Shambhu wrote on social media: “My dear sister, wherever you are, please stay strong. We are praying for your safety every moment and waiting desperately for you to return home.”
Leena Bector
Ms Bector, from Slough, had travelled to the region with tour operator Fishtail Tours and Travels. Bhupesh Bector, her husband, told The Times: “I know that she’s in Nepal for sure, so even if they find her today or tomorrow, I need to be there.”
A family of four from Surrey
The Nepal tourism board and a Hindu news outlet reported that Santosh Sahu, 46, Surabhi Manmath Padhy, 44, Spandan Sahu, 18, and Syna Kumari Sahu, 13, are missing. The Times reported that the mother and daughter – Surabhi and Syna both have British citizenship, while father and son – Santosh and Spandan – hold Irish citizenship. The family is from Surrey and a neighbour told The Telegraph that they believed the four travelled to Nepal on Tuesday for a pilgrimage to Gosainkunda, a high-altitude glacial lake sacred to Hindus.
Hema Amin
Ms Amin, 63, from Croydon in south London, was visiting on a pilgrimage from Nepal to Tibet with Alpine Eco Trek when the floods hit. Her husband Sunil told Sky News: “I keep trying to call her. I’ve been trying, trying, trying.”
Mala and Bipin Patel
The couple from Coventry were also on a pilgrimage from Nepal to Tibet. Their son Anant told Sky News: “I think from our perspective, we’re not just shocked that our parents appear to be missing, but also… the ongoing lack of certainty is causing further distress.”
Nabhi Nandan Das
Nabhi Nandan Das as leading a group of 11 people when the disaster happened (Photo: Nabhi Nandan Das/Facebook)Das, from Streatham in south London, is a Hindu priest at South London Sanatan Mandir and Community Centre in Coulsdon. He is a graduate of the University of Kent. He was leading a tour group of 11 British citizens at the time of the deluge.
Pravin Atmakur
Atmakur, a psychiatrist, was leading a group of 77 pilgrims in Tibet when the disaster happened, according to The Telegraph. He was born in southern India before moving to the UK to work for the NHS, the paper reported. His wife Manjula Atmakur, has travelled to Nepal to help in the search for him. “I came here with the only agenda that I want to take Pravin back home alive,” she said.
Tourists of other nationalities
A total of 596 foreign nationals remain missing, Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
As well as the 33 Britons, they include 167 from India, 100 from China, 53 from Ukraine, 51 from Malaysia, 35 from Australia and 25 from Canada.
Others come from Belarus, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain and Sweden, the ministry said.
Around 90 US citizens were unaccounted for as of Thursday, the Associated Press reported, citing US officials.
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