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Sydney man Nava flew to Nepal thinking his wifehad been found. Crushingly, ‘the search goes on’

Sumi Adhikari was near the Gyirong border crossing between Nepal and China when catastrophic floods struck. Her family waits in hope

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Cait Kelly in Kathmandu29 Aug 2026, 08:00 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readAsiaAustralia

Australia — Cait Kelly in Kathmandu

Sydney man Nava flew to Nepal thinking his wife had been found. Crushingly, ‘the search goes on’

Sumi Adhikari was near the Gyirong border crossing between Nepal and China when catastrophic floods struck. Her family waits in hope

How the deadly Nepal and Tibet flash flood unfolded – a visual guide

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Nava Pandey had hoped the search for his wife was over.

Nepal’s disaster management agency had been releasing names of people it had found in stages. One of them was almost identical to his wife, Sumi Adhikari, who, along with 40 other Australians, went missing in the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet flood disaster on Wednesday.

How the deadly Nepal and Tibet flash flood unfolded – a visual guide

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Source: The Guardian · Cait Kelly in Kathmandu. Published 29 Aug 2026, 08:00 pm.

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