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77 Isha Pilgrims Remain Missing After Nepal-Tibet Floods
A group of 77 people traveling with the Isha Foundation lost contact after a flash flood.
They were returning from a Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage near Gyirong, a town by the Nepal-Tibet border.
The group was reportedly at an immigration office when floodwaters struck.
People in the group come from 19 different countries.
Rescue teams are searching, but no one has received an update about them.
The foundation has asked embassies and government offices in India, China and Nepal for help.
Sadhguru wanted to go to Gyirong, but he did not receive permission.
The families of the 77 pilgrims are very worried and are waiting for news.
Reports say the wider disaster has killed at least 579 people and left nearly 1,000 missing.
A group of 77 Isha Foundation pilgrims has remained out of contact after flash floods struck near the China-Nepal border.
The pilgrims were reportedly at Gyirong’s immigration office while returning from the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage.
The group includes people from 19 nationalities, including 22 Americans, 12 Canadians, 11 Australians and nine Britons.
Isha Foundation contacted embassies, ministries and government offices in India, China and Nepal, but reported receiving no information.
Reports differ on whether the group had been unreachable for two or three days; Nepal police reported at least 579 deaths and nearly 1,000 missing overall.
- Who
- Seventy-seven Isha Foundation pilgrims from 19 nationalities, coordinated by Maa Gambhiri.
- What
- The group has remained out of contact after flash floods struck while it was returning from Kailash Mansarovar.
- Where
- The reported last trace was the immigration office in Gyirong near the Nepal-Tibet border.
- When
- The floods struck on Wednesday, August 26; reports said the pilgrims had been unreachable for two or three days as of Friday.
- Why
- Flash floods reportedly inundated the immigration office and parts of Gyirong, while damaged roads hindered access.
Key facts
- Missing pilgrims
- 77
- Nationalities represented
- 19
- Reported last location
- Immigration office in Gyirong
- Known nationalities
- 22 from the United States, 12 from Canada, 11 from Australia and nine from the United Kingdom
- Search status
- Rescue teams were on the ground, but no update had been reported
- Assistance sought
- Embassies and government offices in India, China and Nepal were contacted
- Wider disaster toll
- Nepal police reported at least 579 deaths and nearly 1,000 missing
Quotes
Maa Gambhiri
Coordinator of the missing Isha Foundation pilgrimage group
“There has been no update on the 77 missing Isha Foundation pilgrims for the last two days. The rescue teams are on the ground but there is still no information yet.”
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“There are 77 families waiting desperately for the answers. It is an emotional turmoil for them.”
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