“I want to tell her that no matter how far away she is, I’m going to bring her home,” he vowed, overcome with emotion. “Dead or alive, she’s coming home with me.”
Close to 1,460 people have died and more than 5,000 — including Guan’s wife — remain missing after an ice and rock avalanche high on Langtang Lirung mountain became a debris flow that thundered down the valley below.
More than 7,500 homes along the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river system have been damaged or destroyed, while only 112 bodies have been identified and handed over to their families.
With the initial rescue phase over, much of the response has shifted to recovery efforts, which remain difficult and dangerous as swollen rivers, damaged roads and the threat of further landslides hamper access to affected areas.
The CNA documentary, Nepal: The Flood’s Wake, followed rescuers and volunteers as they searched for missing persons, recovered bodies and carried aid to survivors, even as many of them grieved for their own relatives and friends.
WATCH: The search for victims after Nepal’s deadly flood (47:08)
