Prayer service for missing Latvians in Nepal floods to be held in Riga Cathedral

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A prayer service for the missing in Nepal’s August 26 flash floods will be held at Riga Cathedral on Monday at 6:00 p.m., led by Archbishop Rinalds Grants and Christian leaders, with music by Aigars Reinis and Aigars Raumanis, Riga Cathedral announced. The disaster, triggered by a glacier collapse and glacial lake outburst, killed at least 900 people and left approximately 4,200 missing, including 33 Latvian nationals, according to the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Latvia’s Foreign Ministry later confirmed that the 33 missing Latvians were most likely in Tibet at the time of the disaster, based on information from Chinese authorities .
Meanwhile, search operations continue in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park for Timothy Smith, a 53-year-old Texan hiker missing since August 29 flash flooding along the Colorado River. Park officials confirmed the deaths of his companions, John Guisti, 46, and Brent Rosenkranz, 42, on September 1. The flooding damaged 40 percent of the park’s main water supply system, prompting a temporary pipeline project expected to take weeks .
In the Philippines, the coast guard reported at least five deaths and 87 missing after a ferry caught fire. Rescue efforts are ongoing, with 42 people confirmed saved .
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