Families of six South Africans who went missing in the Nepal-Tibet floods on 26 August are demanding answers about search efforts. According to humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers, it is ready to deploy a rescue team, but no formal request for assistance has yet been made. The situation has left relatives questioning who is looking for the missing, as they await government action and help in locating their loved ones abroad.
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