Two sisters from Ladysmith, South Africa, say they are holding onto hope for their parents, Vivaganathan and Janet Pillay, who went missing during floods near the Nepal-Tibet border. According to IOL, the daughters have received no confirmed information about the couple since their disappearance in the flood-hit region.
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IOL·September 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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IOL·September 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM