Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Erode Youth Returns Home as Parents Remain Missing in Nepal
Natarajan and Krishnaveni traveled from Erode to Nepal for a spiritual tour.
They were traveling with a group of more than 50 people.
The couple spoke to their son, Kavinraj, on August 25.
The next morning, a huge flood hit the area.
The building where they were staying was swept away.
Kavinraj traveled to Kathmandu to search for them.
Their names were placed on Nepal’s missing-persons list.
He returned home after searching for three days because rescue work was difficult.
Natarajan and Krishnaveni from Erode traveled to Nepal on a spiritual tour.
The couple was part of a group of more than 50 people organized by a Chennai travel agency.
They spoke with their son Kavinraj on the morning of August 25.
Floods the following morning swept away the building where they were staying.
After searching for three days, Kavinraj returned to Erode without locating his parents.
- Who
- Erode residents Natarajan and Krishnaveni are missing; their son Kavinraj searched for them.
- What
- The couple disappeared after a flash flood swept away the building where they were staying.
- When
- They spoke with Kavinraj on the morning of August 25; the flood struck the following morning, and he searched for three days.
- Where
- The incident occurred in Nepal; Kavinraj traveled to Kathmandu and later returned to Erode.
- Why
- They had traveled to Nepal on a spiritual tour, while Kavinraj searched for them after losing contact.
- Missing people
- Natarajan and Krishnaveni
- Son
- Kavinraj
- Travel purpose
- Spiritual tour in Nepal
- Group size
- More than 50 people
- Last contact
- Morning of August 25
- Search period
- Three days
- Status
- The couple was listed as missing by the Nepal government