When Disaster Ends, Grief Has Its Own Struggle

Hari Prasad Mainali disappeared in the Rasuwa floods on August 26. He was 40 years old, and his fate remained unknown as search teams continued looking for him.

The searches went on for many days without success. As the operation produced no result, the hope that Mainali would come home gradually faded.

For his family, the disaster did not end when the floodwaters passed. They were left to confront the painful uncertainty of losing him and, eventually, to give up hope of his return. His body...