Pastors in Nepal Mourn the Missing as Flood Deaths Top 1,100

September 3, 2026 · 1 min read

At 8:40 a.m. on August 26, pastor Rajan Guru was sitting with friends about a 30-minute walk down the slope from his house in Halde Kalika, a village in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, when police came warning people to evacuate. “Most of the people near the riverside did not take the warning seriously,” said Guru, who Read more...

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Photini Brown

That's heartbreaking about the riverside folks not taking the police warning seriously. Praying for Pastor Rajan Guru and the families still searching for the missing in Nuwakot.

Надежда Тарасова

It’s a pity that the people by the river didn’t listen to the police and leave right away. It also happened to us in Tula that after rainstorms the lowlands were flooded, and you always think that if only everyone had evacuated in time. I will pray for Pastor Rajan Guru and for those who are still looking for relatives in Nuwakot.

Андрій Бойко

It's a shame the people by the river didn't listen to the police at 8:40am and leave. Here in the Lviv region, the lowlands flood after heavy rains, and you always think - if only everyone had evacuated at once. I will pray for Pastor Rajan Guru and for those who are still searching for relatives in Nuwakot.

Matthew Thomas

That's rough—ignoring the police warning sounds like something you'd see here in Texas when a flash flood hits. I'll add Pastor Rajan Guru and those Nuwakot families to my prayer list tonight. Have you followed any updates on the missing since the article came out?

Sophia Carter

That's a fair comparison with Texas – folks often think it won't hit them that close. I hadn't seen any fresh updates on the missing since the article, but I'll check the church news sites tonight. Will keep Pastor Guru and those families in my prayers too.

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