PUBLISHED ONAugust 29, 2026 12:30 AMUPDATEDSeptember 05, 2026 5:35 AMBYSean LerThe daughters of a Singaporean couple, Sumit Rawla, 53, and his wife, Shubakshu Rawla, 49, missing after deadly floods tore through areas including Rasuwa district near the Nepal-Chinese border on Wednesday (Aug 26), are appealing for information on their parents.
'We haven't had contact with them for almost 48 hours," the 20-year-old and 16-year-old said in a video.
They also appealed for governments to work with tech companies such as Apple and Hume to trace their parents' location, saying their parents were using these smart devices when the floods struck.
"Our parents were wearing Hume smartwatches, so maybe their locations can be traced so that rescue teams can get to our parents faster and help them, and other people who are stranded get the help they need," said one of the daughters.
"We really miss them. We really want to meet our parents soon," they said.
According to the video post, the two Singaporeans and other Kailash pilgrims from India were staying in Timure, Rasuwa.
They were purportedly part of a tour group operated by Himalayan Glacier.
A total of nine Singaporeans are listed as missing, according to an update by the Nepal Tourism Board on Thursday.
Mount Kailash is a Himalayan peak in southwest Tibet, near China's border with Nepal and India.
Rising about 6,400m above sea level, and situated close to Lake Manasarovar, the two places are part of Sanskrit religious and literary traditions.
Chinese publication Shin Min Daily News reported that Shubakshu’s sister — Dipti Bhatnagar, who lives in India — had spoken to the couple through a video call about an hour before they went missing.
According to Dipti, the couple were joining the pilgrimage group for the first time.
She has since taken her sister's two daughters to India to await updates on ongoing rescue efforts.
In the video appeal, the siblings stated that the Singapore Embassy in New Delhi has been actively providing updates.
@asiaone Kenish, 15, and Parnika, 20, are appealing for information on their parents, Shubakshi Rawla, and Sumit Rawla. The Singaporean couple had flown to Kathmandu on Aug 23 for their Kailash Yatra pilgrimage. #sgnews #Singapore #Nepal #Flood #MissingPerson ♬ original sound - AsiaOne
An update by the Nepal Tourism Board posted on its website on Friday indicated that 121 foreign travellers have been rescued as at 3.30pm.
None of those are from South-east Asian countries, although there were three, whose nationalities have not yet been confirmed.
The catastrophic floods on Wednesday, caused by a glacier collapse, have killed at least 538 people in Nepal and five in China's Tibet.
Nearly 1,000 people are still missing in the two countries.
Rescue efforts in Nepal and China were briefly halted on Friday after a lake formed by a landslide at the border started to overflow.
Both countries have since resumed rescue operations.
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