Friends desperately search for missing mate in Nepal
Four friends are traveling across Nepal on motorbikes to search for their missing friend, Rajesh Khatri, following catastrophic flooding. The group is visiting hospitals and military sites in hopes of finding information about the thousands still missing.
Why it matters
The story underscores the human toll of natural disasters and the limitations of official search efforts in remote, flood-affected regions.
Sunil BK, Indra Bahadur Pul, Shivhari and Sudip Mangrati are travelling around on motorbikes in search of their missing friend Rajesh Khatri. ( ABC News: Hamish Harty )
Link copied Share Share article A seven-hour drive through winding mountain passages was the latest stretch of a six-day search for answers for these four friends.
On two motorbikes, they have made their way to a city on the Narayani River. Its waters usually bring life to the Chitwan Valley in Nepal, but for the past week, it has brought death.
Warning: This story contains images that some readers may find distressing.
Bodies have been carried downstream from the catastrophic flooding on the border with Tibet.
Dozens of Nepali Army personnel have arrived to retrieve the dead, along with people from across Nepal who are desperate for answers.
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