Texas Nepalese Group Holds Euless Vigil for 1,300 Flood Dead as 5,000 Remain Missing
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Updated · NBC DFW · Sep 7
Texas Nepalese Group Holds Euless Vigil for 1,300 Flood Dead as 5,000 Remain Missing
3 articles · Updated · NBC DFW · Sep 7
Summary
Euless hosts a candlelight vigil at 8 p.m. Monday at the Nepali Cultural and Spiritual Center for victims of Nepal’s Aug. 26 flood and mudslide.
More than 1,300 people have died and nearly 5,000 remain missing, including 589 foreign nationals, according to Nepal’s disaster agency.
Four of the missing are from North Texas, including Plano couple Deepak and Madhu Ahuja and Murphy residents Raghu Rajan and Archana Suresh.
Dallas-based Texans on Mission sent five volunteers to Nepal with food, cookware and water-purification gear, and planned to bring at least 100 filters to villages without power.
With electronic records showing they cleared immigration, what exactly happened to the missing travelers who vanished at the Nepal border?
As billions in infrastructure wash away, how will isolated mountain villages survive before rescue teams can finally break through the debris?
Could a sudden and catastrophic glacial collapse permanently erase one of the world's most sacred and heavily traveled pilgrimage routes?
Nepal’s 2026 Langtang Disaster: Human Toll, Hydropower Collapse, and the Global Climate Reckoning
Overview
On August 26, 2026, a catastrophic glacier collapse on Langtang Lirung in Nepal triggered a massive debris flow, causing widespread devastation. The disaster destroyed thousands of homes, left over a thousand dead, and thousands more missing. Hydropower stations and key infrastructure were severely damaged, paralyzing electricity exports and isolating communities. The crisis forced Nepal to seek international rescue teams after diplomatic pressure, while families held symbolic funerals for missing loved ones. The government ruled out rebuilding in original locations due to ongoing hazards, and urgent negotiations with neighboring countries were needed to restore vital supply routes and support stranded people.