CBC Lite Sections News • Canada • British Columbia Days after deadly Nepal flood, families of missing B.C. couples desperate for details Simon Little | CBC News | Posted: August 29, 2026 8:11 PM | Last Updated: 16 hours ago Ottawa says 1 of 32 Canadians unaccounted for in Nepal has been located safely Media | Families of Canadians missing in Nepal-Tibet flood cling to hope Caption: Families of Canadians missing after the Nepal-Tibet flash flood disaster are desperate for any news of their loved ones, with some planning to travel to join the search efforts. Of the 32 Canadians reported missing, none have yet been confirmed dead. Open full embed in new tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Days after a massive wall of water tore through the Timure region of Nepal, families of two missing Metro Vancouver couples are desperately searching for information about their loved ones. Port Moody couple Dhaval and Megha Shah and Coquitlam couple Sumit and Shubakshi Rawla are among thousands of people who are missing after the Aug. 26 flash flood struck, killing at least 676 people. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Saturday that one of 32 Canadians unaccounted for in the country had been located safely. The person has not been identified. Vikram Khosla said his cousin Shubakshi was in the area for a trek to Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet, a sacred site for Hindus, Buddhists and others, as a 50th birthday gift to herself. WATCH | Fears of second flood as Nepal death toll mounts: Media Video | The National : Open full embed in new tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. He said the couple had been almost ready to depart for their journey when they spoke with a family member about an hour before the flood struck on Wednesday morning. No one has heard from anyone in the group since then, he said. “We are very hopeful that they went up and they are stuck somewhere," he said. The couple, Singaporean citizens who moved to Canada about four years ago, have two daughters, he said. Speaking from Mumbai, India, Dhaval's brother Kheval Shah told CBC his brother and sister-in-law were staying at Hotel Kailash, near the border, on Wednesday. * More stories from Vancouver-South Coast The family last heard from the two that morning as they were having breakfast, about 15 minutes before the flood struck. “That hotel is completely submerged, there is no hotel anymore," he said. “We just want to find out where they were when the water hit.... Ultimately I feel that closure is very important.” The couple have a 24-year-old daughter, he added. Canada has said it will send $5 million in urgent humanitarian aid to support Nepal, with the money earmarked for organizations like the Red Cross to deliver assistance to people on the ground. WATCH | Extreme weather researcher breaks down Nepal flood: Media Video | Caption: Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis. Open full embed in new tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. But Shah said he wants the Canadian government to push Nepal for more information about the search for the missing. Khosla, too, shared frustration with the lack of updates. He said Shubakshi's brother and sister have flown to Kathmandu and are trying to get to the affected area to search for answers. He wants to see a centralized source of information for the families of missing people to get real time updates. As of Saturday afternoon, more than 3,700 people had been rescued, but another 2,426 people remained missing. More Stories Like This The related links below are generated automatically based on the story you’ve just read. Loading... CBC Lite is a low-bandwidth website. To see what's new, check out our release notes. For high quality images, media, comments, and other additional features visit the full version of this story. We and select advertising partners use trackers to collect some of your data in order to enhance your experience and to deliver personalized content and advertising. If you are not comfortable with the use of this information, please review your device and browser privacy settings before continuing your visit. Learn more about Online Tracking and Privacy Choices. * Corrections and Clarifications * Terms of Use * Reuse & Permission * Privacy Notice * Accessibility * Contact a Newsroom * Submit Feedback * Lite Help Centre * Jobs * RSS CBC Lite version: 1.9.0. © 2026 CBC/Radio-Canada. All rights reserved.