They stopped hoping to find him alive. Then they found a hand
A family in Nepal is seeking closure after a devastating flood swept away three relatives, including a four-year-old child. The discovery of a human hand downstream has led the family to pursue DNA testing to confirm if it belongs to their missing loved one.
Why it matters
This story illustrates the profound human cost of natural disasters and the psychological toll on families left without definitive answers or remains.
JHAPA: When Amrit Diyali saw a human hand washed downstream by floodwaters, his heart sank.
The hand was beginning to decompose, caked in mud and dust. But what struck Amrit most was how much it resembled his younger brother Raj Kumar’s.
The devastating flood that swept through the Bhotekoshi river on August 26 left Raj Kumar Diyali, 33, his 30-year-old wife Shriti, and their four-year-old son Siraj missing. The family, from Ward 2 of Buddhshanti Rural Municipality in Jhapa, had been living in Syaphrubesi, Rasuwa, where Raj Kumar had run a jewellery business for about 15 years.
There has been no word from any of them since.
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