A MOTHER’S RELIEF AFTER TWO DAYS OF AGONIZING UNCERTAINTY IN NEPAL

On August 26, 2026, eight-year-old Zoyal Ghale was attending school in Nepal’s Rasuwa district when powerful floodwaters suddenly swept through the area, carrying a dangerous torrent of mud, rocks, and debris. Sensing immediate danger, Zoyal and a friend ran toward a nearby forest and climbed into trees, desperately clinging to the branches to stay above the rising water. He managed to survive the destructive force of the flood, though he suffered a broken leg and facial injuries during the ordeal.

Police officers eventually discovered the injured young boy and rushed him to a medical facility for urgent care. Meanwhile, his mother, Matti Maya Tamang, was moving frantically from shelter to shelter, searching desperately for her two children. She managed to locate her five-year-old son Jenish alive, but Zoyal remained missing. For two agonizing days, she endured harrowing uncertainty, not knowing whether her older son had survived the tragic disaster.

The breakthrough finally came through the efforts of a empathetic journalist who met Zoyal at the hospital and helped establish contact with his desperate family. On August 28, Matti Maya finally reached Kathmandu and was reunited with her injured child. After forty-eight terrifying hours of fear and prayer, both of her sons were safe. For a mother who faced the unthinkable threat of loss, no words could ever bring greater comfort than knowing her children were alive.