Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Nepal Floods Leave Tamil Nadu Kailash Pilgrims Missing
Ilavarasi from Thanjavur had dreamed of going on a Kailash pilgrimage.
She paid for the trip with money saved from her pension.
After floods hit Nepal, her family could no longer contact her.
Her son Murali is hoping she will be found safely.
Another family said Chitra was also missing.
The families have contacted officials and the Indian Embassy in Nepal.
More than 130 Indians were reported missing, while others were stranded.
Rescue efforts are difficult because the floods damaged areas and cut off roads.
Families are asking the Indian and Tamil Nadu governments to speed up help.
Thanjavur resident Ilavarasi went missing after the Nepal floods interrupted her Kailash yatra.
Her son Murali said she had saved her pension to pay for the pilgrimage.
Chitra, another Tamil Nadu tourist, was also reported missing after traveling through a local tour operator.
Officials said more than 130 Indians were missing and others were stranded in Nepal after flash floods.
Tamil Nadu said 106 people from the state and Puducherry began the Manasarovar Yatra, with 20 accounted for.
- Who
- Indian tourists and pilgrims, including Tamil Nadu residents Ilavarasi and Chitra, were missing or stranded; more than 130 Indians were reportedly affected.
- What
- Flash floods in Nepal left tourists missing, stranded, or unreachable, including people traveling for the Manasarovar or Kailash yatra.
- When
- The floods struck on Wednesday; the report is dated August 27, and Tamil Nadu released figures on Thursday.
- Where
- Nepal’s central districts, with affected travelers including people from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
- Why
- The flash floods caused destruction and cut off affected areas, disrupting travel and rescue efforts.
- Reported missing Indians
- Over 130 Indians, including many Manasarovar pilgrims, were reported missing.
- Tamil Nadu and Puducherry travelers
- 106 people embarked on the Manasarovar Yatra.
- People accounted for
- The Tamil Nadu government said the whereabouts of 20 travelers had been ascertained.
- Ilavarasi’s hometown
- Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
- Travel funding
- Ilavarasi saved her pension to pay for the pilgrimage, according to her son Murali.
- Bus information
- A family said one of three buses carrying the tourist group was safe, while the other two had no confirmed information.
- Official contacts
- Local officials, the District Collector, and the Indian Embassy number in Nepal were contacted by families.