Nepal floods: Pictures of six missing South Africans released
Gift of the Givers has released pictures of six South Africans including two couples and two women, who are missing after devastating flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border.
The Gift of the Givers organization has released images of six South Africans who went missing during devastating flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border. The floods struck on August 26, 2026, causing at least 392 deaths and more than 1,400 people to go missing. Two couples and two women from South Africa are among the missing.
The Nepal police reported the death toll on both sides of the border had surpassed 392. The floods were caused by a glacier collapse in Tibet, which sent a wall of water and debris through Rasuwa district, destroying villages, roads, and bridges. The six South Africans include Surendranath Maharaj and his wife Anita Devi Maharaj, both aged 74 and 67 respectively, from Ladysmith; Bavila Ramjee, 43, from East London; Vivaganathan Pillay and Janet Pillay, both aged 66 and 56 respectively; and Terricia Govender, 33, from Isipingo Beach.
The family of Terricia Govender reported she had embarked on her pilgrimage on August 12 and had been eagerly anticipating the trip for months.
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