WEBVTT - 😢 This woman's partner is missing in Nepal after the devastating flood... 

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<v Speaker 1>This is Kiss Breakfast.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we have Sandra on the line. So she's a

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<v Speaker 2>23-year-old from Sydney. Her partner is still missing in the

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<v Speaker 2>Nepal floods.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Sarada, so tell us, your partner was over in

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<v Speaker 1>Nepal when the floods hit three weeks ago. Why was

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<v Speaker 1>he over there?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so it was a pilgrimage and they were travelling

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<v Speaker 3>up to the Nepal-Tibet border at the time when the

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<v Speaker 3>flood hit. So they were meant to reach Mount Kailash

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<v Speaker 3>today that day and then start their hike around like

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<v Speaker 3>the base camp yeah um when obviously they they weren't

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<v Speaker 3>able to reach there um but yeah so they were

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<v Speaker 3>traveling in a group of 10 and they were about

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<v Speaker 3>15 kilometers south from the border and that's when um

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<v Speaker 3>that's when the flood hit but We received some official

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<v Speaker 3>information from the AFP a few days later stating that

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<v Speaker 3>one of the group members had their phone pinged the

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<v Speaker 3>day after. So the line of thinking that we have

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<v Speaker 3>is that obviously it's a big, you know, sign of

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<v Speaker 3>life that the phone is being the day after. So

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<v Speaker 3>we're thinking surely they, you know, got out of the way.

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<v Speaker 3>We also got the GPS data that placed them on

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<v Speaker 3>the highway around 855. And when we look at like

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<v Speaker 3>Google Earth views of that location, it Unless they were

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<v Speaker 3>at a very specific bend, they wouldn't have seen the

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<v Speaker 3>flood coming, but otherwise they would have seen it coming

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<v Speaker 3>and they would have had time to get out of

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<v Speaker 3>the car and run up the hill.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you getting much support or, you know, help from

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<v Speaker 1>the government, the Australian government?

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<v Speaker 2>Are they doing enough for you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so I think that they're doing a lot, but

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<v Speaker 3>we still are trying to request everything that we can.

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<v Speaker 3>So I am in touch with DFAT. All the family

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<v Speaker 3>members have been assigned an officer from DFAT which has

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<v Speaker 3>been helpful, but unfortunately they just don't have enough updates

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<v Speaker 3>in general for us. We're still seeking out more information.

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<v Speaker 3>So we want to know more about the search and

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<v Speaker 3>rescue operations that are being conducted. We want to know

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<v Speaker 3>exactly what areas are being conducted in and exactly by

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<v Speaker 3>what means, whether they're on foot or just helicopter or

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<v Speaker 3>drones or anything. Like we've seen the helicopter videos and

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<v Speaker 3>we know that from that high up you can't really

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<v Speaker 3>see anything because it's all shrubbery. Yep. And it's all

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<v Speaker 3>just a forest.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you tell us a little bit about your partner, Rashab?

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<v Speaker 1>Like do you think that if he is still out there,

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<v Speaker 1>does he have the means to keep himself alive? Like

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<v Speaker 1>are him and his family well equipped to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>look for food and do you think that he would

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<v Speaker 1>know what to do in those kind of situations? 110%.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't have a doubt in my mind that he

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<v Speaker 3>would know what to do. He's a very sensible person.

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<v Speaker 3>He's very logical. He's in fact too logical sometimes.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>But he's very sensible and the whole family is. And,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, him and his brother are both medical trained,

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<v Speaker 3>so they would have an idea of what to do,

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<v Speaker 3>especially if there were any injuries. His parents were doing

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<v Speaker 3>15 kilometer hikes on every weekend leading up to the event.

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<v Speaker 3>So they were all fit, all well-equipped, all logical.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm thinking that, you know, they would have all

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<v Speaker 3>the tools, but they just need help.

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<v Speaker 2>And what about you? What's life like for you at

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<v Speaker 2>the moment? Are you just constantly checking your phone and

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<v Speaker 2>looking for any information? How are you getting by?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, that's all I do all day. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>I have a lot of support around me, a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of friends and family that come in and check on

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<v Speaker 3>me every day. Yeah. you know, they provide a very

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<v Speaker 3>good distraction for me, but they also help me a

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<v Speaker 3>lot if I need to call people or need to

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<v Speaker 3>do any searches or anything like that. So it's been, like,

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<v Speaker 3>I've been very well supported.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we understand why you'd absolutely be holding out hope.

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<v Speaker 2>And Sarada, we wish you the best of luck and

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<v Speaker 2>everyone's hoping that he can be found, okay?

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<v Speaker 1>And his whole family, yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and I don't think it's right by them if

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<v Speaker 3>any of us actually give up. So we're just trying

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<v Speaker 3>anything and everything we can.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>We wish you the best.

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<v Speaker 1>All the best. Thank you so much.