21 TN pilgrims stuck in Nepal floods safe, search on for 36
CHENNAI: As many as 21 tourists of the total 57 from Tamil Nadu were safe and currently stranded about 160 km north of Kathmandu due to the flash floods in Rasuwa region in Nepal even as Tamil Nadu government stepped up efforts to rescue them, sources said
Seventy-seven Tamil Nadu pilgrims embarked on a Kailash Manasarovar Yatra from Tamil Nadu to Nepal on August 24, 2021. Among the group, 21 pilgrims managed to escape and are currently safe, while the condition of the remaining 36 people, along with two vehicle drivers, remains unknown. The 57-member group originally planned to travel to the Nepal border on Wednesday when the disaster struck.
The 21 survivors said they are safe, receiving aid from outsiders, and awaiting rescue as darkness fell. Tamil Nadu's chief minister has ordered swift rescue efforts and assistance for the missing Tamil Nadu tourists. The government has also set up toll-free helpline numbers for stranded pilgrims and their families.
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