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Gujarat Families Await News of Pilgrims Missing After Nepal Floods
Floods hit parts of Nepal near the Tibet border.
Some people traveling toward Kailash Mansarovar can no longer contact their families.
Eighteen people connected to Gujarat are reported missing or unreachable.
Fourteen of them are non-resident Indians.
Several others were pilgrims.
Their families live in places including Ahmedabad, Surat, the United States, and Australia.
Flash floods damaged roads and phone networks.
Because communications are down, families are waiting for news about their loved ones.
Eighteen people linked to Gujarat are missing or unreachable after floods in Nepal, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre.
Those affected include 14 non-resident Indians and several Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims.
The people are from Ahmedabad, Anand, Surat, Valsad, and Rajkot, as well as Gujarati-origin residents of the United States and Australia.
Many pilgrims last contacted their families only hours before flash floods struck border transit points near Tibet.
Flood damage to roads and telecommunications has caused a communication blackout, leaving families waiting for information.
- Who
- Eighteen people linked to Gujarat, including 14 non-resident Indians and several Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims, are missing or unreachable.
- What
- The people lost contact or went missing during severe flooding in Nepal.
- Where
- In disaster-hit areas of Nepal near the Tibet border and key border transit points.
- When
- The situation was reported by Thursday afternoon; many pilgrims last spoke with families hours before the floods struck.
- Why
- Flash floods damaged major roads and severed telecommunications, creating a communication blackout.
Key facts
- People affected
- 18 people linked to Gujarat are missing or unreachable.
- Non-resident Indians
- 14 of those people are NRIs.
- Pilgrims
- Several of the affected people were traveling to Kailash Mansarovar.
- Locations of origin
- Ahmedabad, Anand, Surat, Valsad, and Rajkot, along with Gujarati-origin residents in the United States and Australia.
- Disaster
- Flash floods struck parts of Nepal near the Tibet border.
- Communication problems
- Road damage and severed telecommunications have disrupted contact.
- Wider impact
- Tourists from more than 30 countries were reported missing in the Nepal floods.
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