A month after Nepal-China floods, families await answers about more than 50 missing Ukrainians
Families say authorities have not confirmed the fate of 54 Ukrainians among 636 foreign nationals still missing after the border flood.
- On August 26, catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border left 54 Ukrainians missing among 636 foreign nationals, part of a 56-person spiritual retreat group returning from Mount Kailash in Tibet.
- A Himalayan mountain slope collapse triggered a fast-moving torrent of water, ice, and debris, destroying the Gyirong Port border crossing and leaving families unable to track loved ones vanished between Chinese and Nepali immigration posts.
- Recovery operations have retrieved 1,451 bodies, though only 112 have been returned to families so far. Oles Visich awaits news of his partner, Olena Kalynychenko, who had planned to share chrysanthemum tea upon returning home.
- Officials have collected DNA samples from 2,035 relatives, yet authorities have not disclosed how many victims are identified. The recovery and identification process will likely take months given the scale of the disaster.
- Vladsylava Horlova, a college student in Norway, continues searching for her mother, Elena, after the Chinese embassy confirmed she left China but could not account for her location. Many families report receiving no information from authorities.
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Ukrainian diplomats continue to take measures to search for and identify 56 Ukrainian citizens.
The fate of 56 Ukrainians a month after the floods in Nepal is still unknown - according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, 56 Ukrainians remain missing, there are no confirmed victims. Police have opened proceedings against 49 people.
A month after Nepal-China floods, Ukrainian families still desperate for answers
Olena Kalynychenko is among thousands missing after devastating floods hit the Nepal-China border. She was on a spiritual retreat to Mount Kailash with 55 others, mostly from Ukraine. The floods, caused by a collapsed Himalayan mountain slope, have killed over…
A month after Nepal-China floods, families await answers about more th
Rescue workers conduct search and rescue operations, near a Chinese national flag, at the core disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port amid rescue efforts following the August 26 mudslide, during an organised media tour in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)
A month after Nepal-China floods, families await answers about more than 50 missing Ukrainians – WTOP News
BANGKOK (AP) — Olena Kalynychenko was looking forward to sharing the chrysanthemum tea she had bought in China with her partner. “She said, ‘When I come back home, we will drink the tea made from Chinese flowers,’” said Oles Visich, Kalynychenko’s partner. He has now been waiting for news about her for a month, after...
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