Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists

People look at photographs of missing people on a wall outside Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital following the deadly flash floods and mudslide in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sep 2, 2026. (File photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha) 03 Sep 2026 04:02PM (Updated: 03 Sep 2026 04:04PM) KATHMANDU, Nepal: Desperate families of missing foreigners were clinging to hope as they combed hospitals and morgues in search of clues, a week after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal's Himalayan border region.Outside Kathmandu's tourist police headquarters, Sanjeev Rai was trapped in agonising uncertainty.The 53-year-old American flew to Nepal after learning that his wife, Jiwan Jyoti, was untraceable while returning from a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, the sacred peak revered by Hindus and Buddhists."The day