Bhopal, A wave of relief swept over one Madhya Pradesh family after two sisters caught in flood-ravaged Nepal were traced, even as five other families from the state endured an agonising wait for news of their loved ones on Saturday.
Among those still unaccounted for is Toronto-based engineer Swati Bagrecha, who went missing near the Nepal-Tibet border during a 77-member Isha Foundation pilgrimage, leaving her family in Vidisha to grapple with unanswered phone calls for four straight days. Sisters Palak and Pallavi Manji, residents of Anuppur district studying and working in Gwalior, had lost contact for two days after being caught in the disaster while on a holiday, the family said.
In Vidisha, the family of 50-year-old Swati Bagrecha has endured four days of agonising uncertainty, with her mobile phone continuing to ring without being answered. anxiety deepened for families of five other missing persons who have contacted state emergency helplines While the Manji family celebrated the rescue. In Raisen, the family of brothers Vikas and Himanshu Rajput, who worked at a hydroelectric project, remained worried as they awaited information about them.
Their father also spoke to them over the phone after they were traced, the family said. The family finally received news on Friday that both sisters were safe in Pokhara and were expected to begin their journey home on Sunday, Kotma police station house officer Ratnambhar Shukla said.
