The families of the victims who went in search of the missing persons have started returning home due to the flood that occurred in Bakuda near the Indus River in Paudigarhwal, Uttarakhand, India. After searching for five days, most of them have returned after not being found in the difficult mountainous area.

Chitra Bahadur Paudel of Bardiya Madhuwan in Bakuda, Paudigarhwal, said that the 18 families of the missing have returned on Sunday evening. "We are searching for 15 kilometers every day," he said, "There is nothing to eat except water all day long. It's been five days while searching and my health has stopped." According to him, the relatives of the missing persons have also returned hoping for not being able to walk to the dangerous place. Indian rescue workers have not come since Saturday. 

Som Bahadur, the father of 21-year-old Subhash Vick, the missing laborer of Sangam Basti of Gulria Municipality, said that the rescue is a challenge due to the accumulation of mud, stones and mud. "We are tired of searching, now we are going to return home," he said, "the hope of having a son has started to die, we cannot walk much if age does not support us". His wife Geeta Devi has also gone with him.

According to Chitra Bahadur Paudel of Bardiya Madhuwan, who is in Bakuda, Paudigarhwal, 39-year-old Narendra Khadka of Madhuvan Municipality-6, 39-year-old wife Saraswati and 2-year-old son Roman are missing. Father Chudamani and his son-in-law Naveen Thapa, who came in search, and Ramu Periyar, husband of Amrita, who was swept away by the landslide, have returned from Bakuda. As Pariyar's daughter Lakshmi is undergoing leg surgery, Ramu and his relatives are going to stay there for a few days . He is being treated at Sushila Tiwari Hospital, Haldwani. He said that seriously injured Bhupendra Khatri of Bardia underwent surgery at Foundation Hospital Satfli.