Months of searching leave Anju Sah’s family in anguish

By Our Correspondent, Inaruwa, Oct. 10: With her three-year-old son Divyansh and one-and-a-half-year-old daughter Priyanshi in her arms, Anju Sah sits lost in thought, her eyes fixed on the main entrance of her house. 

Every time she hears footsteps outside, her heart skips a beat as she wonders whether her husband has returned. But each time, only disappointment awaits her.

Her 35-year-old husband, engineer Shyam Narayan Sah, went missing in the devastating Bhotekoshi River flood on August 26. With no trace of him even after months of searching, his family is gripped by anxiety, despair and grief.