Overview
- The couple had been travelling from Lhasa toward Kathmandu and Patrizia Marziale posted a 12‑stage route that places them near the Nepal‑Tibet border where a sudden flash flood struck.
- Nepal’s government included Marziale and Barachini on its published list of missing foreign tourists, which also names other nationals such as jeweler Marco Ratto.
- Family members report they have not been able to reach Marziale or Barachini for days, and authorities say searches and verification of the missing are still under way.
- Marziale’s last public post, dated two days before the flood, read “Chiedimi se sono felice… Sì” and showed the itinerary now used by relatives and reporters to narrow the couple’s likely location.
- Search teams face fragile high‑altitude infrastructure and disrupted communications that can leave people in isolated pockets unable to call for help, complicating confirmation of survivors or victims.