‘I knew I was going to die’: Bay Area couple recalls escaping Nepal flood
A Bay Area couple, Anjana Raja and Pattabiraman Venkatesan, narrowly escaped a devastating flood in Nepal, recounting their harrowing experience to CBS News. The couple, on a pilgrimage to Tibet, were traveling near the Nepal-China border when a wall of water struck their bus. Raja described the event as a tsunami that seemed to appear out of nowhere, with the couple realizing the water was real only after initially mistaking it for smoke or dust.
As the water bore down on them, Raja recalled thinking, "I knew I was going to die." They managed to escape by climbing uphill and eventually took refuge in a goat shed before being airlifted to safety. The couple's survival is described as a miracle, as at least 734 people have died in the disaster, with nearly 3,000 still missing.
Among the 4,451 rescued, 90 Americans remain unaccounted for, including five pilgrims from the Isha Foundation.
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