Sadhguru's Isha Foundation shares update on 77 pilgrims missing after Nepal floods
Isha Foundation said the valley at Gyirong Port is covered with an estimated 45–50 feet of silt and debris.
The Isha Foundation revealed on Saturday that there were no signs of survival among the 77 pilgrims caught in the deadly flash floods at Gyirong Port, situated on the China-Nepal border. Chinese authorities had temporarily halted search and rescue operations on August 28 due to the looming threat of another flood, but resumed them on the same day.
The foundation confirmed that the Chinese authorities were actively engaged in the search and rescue efforts. The immigration office complex at Gyirong Port had been entirely destroyed by the flood, with reports corroborated from public sources and local information. The foundation's teams were positioned on both sides of the border, with one team approximately 25 kilometers from the site, in direct communication with frontline rescue teams and officials.
The Nepal side's coordination team remained in Kathmandu, as access to the disaster-stricken area was restricted. The Isha Foundation had been supplying information to the frontline rescue teams and offering additional phone signal data to bolster the search operations. However, no lists of rescued individuals from the Chinese port, including members of their group, had been released.
Similarly, lists from the Nepal government identifying survivors from downstream regions also did not include any members of the Isha Foundation's group. The flood had deposited an estimated 45-50 feet of silt and debris in the Gyirong Port valley, with local experts virtually ruling out any possibility of survival.
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