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DISASTERELEVATED1h ago · Sep 3, 2026, 3:23 PM

Hong Kong Nepalese man searches for cousin missing in flood: ‘I cannot sleep’

South China Morning Post · south asia

A Hong Kong Nepalese man is searching for his cousin who is missing after the catastrophic flood struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and Tibet. Y.B. Gurung, a 64-year-old retiree, told the South China Morning Post that he last spoke with his tour guide cousin Raju Gurung, 40, at 8am on August 26, shortly before a massive glacial collapse triggered the flash flood that washed away villages and left at least 1,225 people dead. “I cannot sleep every night. I am praying every day that he was...

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