On August 26, flash floods tore through Nepal with a ferocity that severed not only roads and bridges but the threads connecting families across continents. Among the thousands missing are Sumit and Shubakshi Rawla of Coquitlam, British Columbia, part of a pilgrimage group that fell silent that morning and has not been heard from since. Thirty-two Canadian citizens and permanent residents remain unaccounted for in a disaster that has claimed at least 579 lives, reminding us that the distance between the living and the lost can collapse without warning, and that waiting is its own form of survi
32 Canadians unaccounted for after Nepal flash flooding; B.C. couple among missing
At least 579 people confirmed dead; 32 Canadians unaccounted for; thousands still missing across Nepal; families separated and unable to communicate.