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Family of Canadians missing in Nepal floods on edge as they wait for information
Canada will send $5 million in humanitarian aid as Nepal reports at least 570 deaths and 32 Canadians and permanent residents remain missing.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand confirmed 32 Canadians and permanent residents are missing after flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border region, leaving families desperate for information.
- Authorities report at least 570 people have died as a result of the floods, while hundreds of others remain displaced across the Himalayan region.
- Dhaval Shah and his wife, Megha Shah, from Port Moody, disappeared during their spiritual journey; Dhaval's brother, Kheval Shah, said the family lost contact with them on Monday and Tuesday.
- Canada announced $5 million in humanitarian aid for the Red Cross to assist on the ground, though families are urging federal officials to push Nepal for more information.
- The Nepal Tourism Board reported Friday that 121 foreign nationals were rescued, though no Canadians were among them; many of the missing were on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, a sacred site for Hindus and Buddhists.
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Family of Canadians missing in Nepal floods on edge as they wait for information
The brother of a Canadian man among those missing after flash floods swept through an area along the Nepal-Tibet border says their family is on edge as they wait for
·Toronto, Canada
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