DURBAN - A South African woman who survived the devastating flash floods in Nepal is back at home.
While happy to be back home, Suloshi Pillay is filled with anguish as she thinks about those who are still left behind.
The Durban mother acknowledged the pain other families are suffering, as they anxiously wait for news of their loved ones.
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Catastrophic flooding and landslides on the Nepal-Tibet border unleashed waves of water and debris last month, leaving over a thousand people dead and scores missing.
Pillay said her return home has been a bittersweet moment.
"We've got lots of pain that we carry with us because we couldn't help the families from South Africa,” Pillay said.
Among those South Africans still missing is Terricia Govender also from KwaZulu-Natal.
The 33-year-old Durbanite was on a pilgrimage in the South Asian country.
Her family has now prepared to travel to Nepal to search for answers.
“We couldn't actually go back to the border to see if our people were okay or if they've got anything for them as yet. Our collective prayer is that they do find Terricia and she's basically safe," Pillay said.