The Nepalese-Canadian community in Waterloo Region is desperately hoping for word from loved ones after a devastating flash flood. The Nepal Tourism Board said more than two dozen Canadians are among the missing after the flood slammed into the border region of Nepal and Tibet, sweeping away hundreds of people as well as buildings and roads. Ganesh Adhikari owns Momo-Day Himylayan Street Food in Cambridge, Ont. He said he, his wife and his three children have been carefully watching the news from their homeland. “We lost so much – really close friends and family,” Adhikari told CTV News. Adhikari came to Cambridge 13 years ago and opened up his restaurant in 2018. The business is infused with the sights, smells and tastes of his home country. “I am still hoping some of the missing persons, we can find out they can be alive,” he said. Adhikari said he has lost a close friend and a relative in the destructive act of nature. “I was thankful my father and mother are still alive in the country right now. This is very hard. It’s difficult,” he said. For now, while they wait for more news, the tight-knight Nepali community is doing everything they can to help. “Every penny is saved for helping the disaster cause.” Adhikari said he wears his Canadian pride on his sleeve, and he is honoured that so many other Canadians have stepped up to help people so far away. “We are very thankful with everyone who is standing with Nepal right now.”
