Prakrit has already lost her father. As Nepal’s morgues fill, she hopes her DNA can be used to find her mother
A week on from the flash flooding disaster, authorities are urging relatives of the thousands of missing and dead to provide blood samples An army official calls out a name. A young woman stands, two pieces of identification in her hands. She fills out a form, takes another and moves to the back of the hospital to give a vial of blood. With so many people killed by Nepal’s floods , and hundreds…
Isipingo Beach resident Linda Govender will journey to Nepal on Thursday in search of her missing daughter, Terricia, who vanished during a pilgrimage. Flash floods hit the region on Wednesday, leaving six South Africans unaccounted for. Terricia, 33, was among six reported missing, including two elderly couples and a 43-year-old woman.
Terricia was part of the Isha Foundation's Mount Kailash Yatra pilgrimage, which was returning from Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar when the floods struck. Her mother, Linda, who warned of impending flooding, is awaiting updates on Terricia's whereabouts and has appealed for assistance in finding her. Family members are also reaching out to authorities and relief organizations for help.
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