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Ten Thane Pilgrims Remain Missing After Nepal Flash Floods
A group of pilgrims from Thane went to Nepal for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
On August 26, powerful floods hit near the Nepal-China border.
The floodwaters damaged roads, bridges, homes and communication systems.
Ten pilgrims have not yet been found or contacted.
Two other tourists from the group returned home safely.
Their families are asking authorities to help urgently.
Officials from Thane are working with teams and tour operators in Nepal.
The floods have also affected many other people across Nepal.
Ten pilgrims from Thane, Maharashtra, remain untraceable after flash floods struck near Nepal’s Timure Chinese immigration checkpoint on August 26.
Prakash Shantaram Mane and his wife, Pratibha, returned safely to Dombivli.
The floods destroyed communication infrastructure, leaving relatives unable to contact the missing pilgrims for about a week.
Thane authorities are coordinating with disaster response teams and tour operators in Nepal to locate them.
Nepal’s floods have killed more than 1,000 people, while about 4,000 people, including 583 foreigners, remain missing.
- Who
- Ten pilgrims from Thane district, Maharashtra, remain untraceable; two others returned safely.
- What
- Flash floods disrupted the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra group and severed communication with the missing pilgrims.
- Where
- Near the Timure Chinese immigration checkpoint along the Nepal-China border.
- When
- The floods struck on August 26, and the communication blackout had lasted about a week when the report was published.
- Why
- Floodwaters, reportedly triggered by a collapse or avalanche of ice and rock, destroyed local infrastructure and cut communications.
Key facts
- Missing pilgrims
- 10 pilgrims from Thane district remain untraceable.
- Safe returnees
- Prakash Shantaram Mane and Pratibha Mane returned safely to Dombivli.
- Flood date
- August 26
- Affected location
- The Timure Chinese immigration checkpoint near the Nepal-China border.
- Search effort
- Thane authorities are coordinating with disaster response teams and tour operators in Nepal.
- Nepal-wide toll
- More than 1,000 people have died and about 4,000 remain missing.
- Foreign nationals missing
- Authorities said 583 foreigners are among those missing.
Quotes
Sanjay Patankar
Relative of missing pilgrim Satish Vinayak Patankar
“We have been unable to make contact with them since the time the floods hit the area,”
deccanchronicle.com
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