‘Locals cautioned, driver reversed’: How warning saved Andhra pilgrims from Nepal floods
A group of 26 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh narrowly escaped flash floods in Nepal after a timely warning from locals and their bus driver. The group was traveling to the China border when they stopped for tea, avoiding a bridge that was subsequently destroyed by floodwaters.
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Highlights the importance of local knowledge and situational awareness in disaster-prone regions during extreme weather events.
NEW DELHI: A brief tea break and a warning from locals helped a group of Andhra Pradesh pilgrims narrowly escape the devastating flash floods in Nepal, with the bus driver reversing to safety just minutes before the floodwaters swept through the route ahead.The group of 26 pilgrims from Tirupati had travelled to Nepal for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and was on its way from Kathmandu towards the China border when the near-disaster unfolded on August 25.The pilgrims had spent the previous two days at a hotel in Kathmandu due to a delay in visa clearances.They left the Nepalese capital at around 6am on August 25 and stopped along the route for a tea break.According to a pilgrim who later returned to Delhi, that brief halt proved crucial."In the last two days, we had to stay in a hotel in Kathmandu because we were late.
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