RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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A Milpitas man is among those missing following the catastrophic floods and mudslides along the Nepal-Tibet border.
Floods and mudslides along the Nepal-Tibet border have buried homes, swept away roads and left entire communities under debris.
More than 1,000 people were reported missing; among them was 48-year-old Prabhath Sajeepa, a U.S. citizen who lives in Milpitas.
His brother says Sajeepa, originally from India, has been an American citizen for about 15 years. He is also a father of two, and was among the, at least, 77 people on a pilgrimage organized by the Isha Foundation.
“They were returning back on the 26th and they were checking into a Nepal Immigration Center, and this is what happened. That’s what we know. We were not able to connect with him afterwards,” Sajeepa’s brother Praneeth Kumar said.
His family says Sajeepa was near one of the buildings hit by the flood when communication stopped.
Nepali authorities are now identifying Americans who remain unaccounted for, including a north Texas couple who traveled to the region on a religious journey.
In the Bay Area, a community with deep ties to Nepal felt the impact.
“There are yet a lot of people who are still undiscovered, and we are just praying and hoping they are safe,” Nepali Association of Northern California President Preteesh Karki said.
Rescuers are still picking through mud and debris looking for any sign of life. For Sajeepa’s family, every minute brings more uncertainty. The videos from the disaster are too painful to watch, but they are still holding on to hope.
That hope is also bringing the Bay Area’s Nepali community together.
A candlelight vigil is planned for Friday at 7 p.m. at the Nepali Community Center in Richmond to honor those killed and stand with the families still waiting for answers.
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