Hundreds of foreign nationals are desperately waiting to hear from loved ones thought to be caught in the deadly flash flood and mudslide along the Nepal-Tibet border.
Sisters Shreya and Ashna Ahuja are among those anxiously waiting for some news of their parents, Deepak and Madhu Ahuja, who had travelled from Texas to Mount Kailash on a group pilgrimage.
“It’s only been one day, but it has felt like much longer,” the sisters tell the BBC. “We just love them a lot and want them to come home.” One of the siblings spoke to their parents just before the floods struck.
That house held and all survived.
Terrifying footage shows a flash flood sweeping through the Nepal–Tibet border, trapping people on rooftops and balconies. At least 469 have been killed, with hundreds still missing. pic.twitter.com/xRgRWmwut7
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) August 28, 2026
This 3 min video of Nepal Flood, captures what became the last 3 mins for a many people in a small city and Trishuli Bazar.
Everything disappeared in a flash. People, old and young, ran wherever they could, trying to escape the raging and imminent death.
Schoolchildren ran som… pic.twitter.com/t03O3kLXHY
— Abhishek Jha (@abhishekjha157) August 27, 2026
