As search efforts continue for thousands reported missing after the Bhotekoshi–Trishuli floods, families are gathering at Kathmandu's Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj, posting photographs of loved ones in the hope of finding them. Our Nepal correspondent Pratichya Dulal spoke with Raj Kumar Bhandari from Sindhupalchok, who is searching for his 35-year-old son-in-law, driver Padam Karki, who went missing in the disaster. Warning: This content may be distressing for some listeners.
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