"Had We Stayed One More Day...": Kailash Pilgrim On Escaping Nepal Floods
Pilgrims returning from the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra have shared accounts of their narrow escape from devastating flash floods in Nepal. The disaster has resulted in a significant death toll and widespread missing persons, prompting a large-scale international rescue effort led by Nepal with support from India.
Why it matters
The event highlights the vulnerability of cross-border pilgrimage routes to climate-related disasters and underscores the critical role of international cooperation in disaster management and search-and-rescue operations.
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims returning from Nepal recalled their narrow escape from the devastating floods that wreaked havoc in the neighbouring country, saying they were fortunate to have left the affected areas before the situation worsened.Speaking to ANI, pilgrim Bajranga Laxman said the group had departed on August 16 and was returning after completing the pilgrimage."We left from here on the 16th and are returning today. We were at a safe distance from the floods. Had we been there the following day, we too would have been trapped.
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