WorldRenee was at Gyirong Port minutes before flood struck; family fundraises to join search

Renee’s partner and daughters are raising money to travel from Australia to Nepal and search for her at badly devastated Gyirong Port. The family knows survival is unlikely but is holding on to a small hope until she is found. Her sister says attention should focus on displaced Nepali families and the climate crisis’s impact on the world’s poorest people.

Nepal floodsGyirong Portsearch and rescuemissing Australians

TThe Guardian★★★★☆2026-08-30 06:21Original