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Kailash Pilgrims Recall Flash Flood Horror Near Nepal's Rasuwa
A group of pilgrims was traveling toward Kailash in Nepal.
They were in vehicles with other tourists.
On August 26, their driver saw water rushing down a hillside.
He also saw something that looked like white smoke moving along a river.
The group was about one-and-a-half hours from Rasuwa.
They saw people running and children crying.
The travelers understood that a dangerous flash flood had happened.
They then turned back.
A group of Kailash pilgrims turned back near Rasuwa after encountering signs of a flash flood.
The group had traveled to within roughly one-and-a-half hours of Rasuwa on August 26.
They began their journey around 6:30 a.m. in a convoy carrying Bengali and South Indian tourists.
Their driver saw water cascading down a hillside, followed by what appeared to be white smoke moving along a river.
The pilgrims reported seeing people running and children crying as they realized something serious had happened.
- Who
- Kailash pilgrims, including Reba and other Bengali and South Indian tourists.
- What
- The group encountered signs of a flash flood and turned back.
- Where
- Near Rasuwa, Nepal.
- When
- August 26, after the group set out at about 6:30 a.m.
- Why
- They turned back after seeing cascading water, apparent smoke, and people fleeing the area.
Key facts
- Incident date
- August 26
- Location
- Near Rasuwa, Nepal
- Distance from Rasuwa
- Roughly one-and-a-half hours away
- Departure time
- Around 6:30 a.m.
- Travel group
- A convoy carrying Bengali and South Indian tourists
- Warning signs
- Water cascading down a hillside and what appeared to be white smoke moving along a river
Quotes
Reba
A traveller in the Kailash pilgrimage group who recounted the convoy’s experience
“We had set out around 6:30 am in a convoy of vehicles carrying Bengali and South Indian tourists. About two hours into the journey, our driver spotted water cascading down a hillside at a distance, followed by what looked like white smoke moving down a river.””
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“We could see people running, children crying. That is when we realised something terrible had happened,””
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