Six Nepalis still missing in Thailand:

At least six Nepalis are still reported missing in Thailand after Sunday’s devastating tidal waves that followed a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off Sumatra's coast in Indonesia, officials said.

A body of a Nepali, identified as Krishna Adhikari of Maitidevi, has been recovered, spokesperson at the foreign ministry Durga Prasad Bhattarai told Nepalnews Wednesday afternoon.

Bhattarai added that another Nepali injured in the tidal wave identified as Rupesh Gurung of Maharajgunj- has returned to his residence in Thailand after undergoing treatment.

The spokesperson at the ministry added that the Nepali authorities stationed in Thailand were searching for the missing Nepalis in the incident. “There are reports of property damage of Nepalis as they were conducting business along the Thai coast,” He said. He did not elaborate.

There are no reports of Nepalis dead or missing in Sri-Lanka, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh, sources said.

The numbers killed by the tsunami has increased to above 60,000 with tens of thousands still missing. A U.N. health agency has warned that disease could double the toll yet again as thousands of bodies lay rotting and unidentified on lawns and streets of battered Sumatra island Wednesday, reports said.
nepalnews.com Dec 29 04
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