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Kailash Mansarovar Pilgrims Reach India After Nepal Flood Detour
A group of 39 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu went to Kailash Mansarovar.
They crossed into China on August 21 and 22.
A few days later, on August 26, major floods hit Nepal.
The pilgrims were safe because they had already crossed the affected area.
However, the floods destroyed the road they planned to use on their way back.
They saw that immigration facilities and villages had also been badly affected.
The group had to take a different route to return.
They reached India safely on Monday.
Thirty-nine Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims from Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, safely reached India on Monday.
The group crossed into China through the Kerung Bridge on August 21 and 22 for the pilgrimage’s parikrama.
Devastating flash floods struck Nepal on August 26, destroying roads and infrastructure near the border.
The floods wiped out the pilgrims’ planned return route, affecting immigration facilities and nearby villages.
The pilgrims returned through an alternative route after coordinated efforts by multiple governments.
- Who
- Thirty-nine Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims from Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu.
- What
- They safely returned to India after changing their route because flash floods destroyed their planned return path.
- Where
- The pilgrimage involved the China-Nepal border, including the Kerung Bridge, and the group returned to India.
- When
- The pilgrims crossed into China on August 21 and 22; floods struck Nepal on August 26; the group reached India on Monday.
- Why
- Their original return route was destroyed by flash floods, requiring an alternative route.
Key facts
- Pilgrims
- 39 people from Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu
- Destination
- Kailash Mansarovar
- Border crossing
- Kerung Bridge at the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border
- China crossing dates
- August 21 and 22
- Flood date
- August 26
- Impact
- Roads, critical infrastructure, immigration facilities and villages were affected
- Return outcome
- The pilgrims reached India safely through another route
Quotes
Gomati Vijaykumar
A Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrim from Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu
“We did not face any issues. We crossed the Kerung Bridge (Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border) on the 21st. The accident happened on the 26th. So we did not face any issues. As per the program, we came... We didn't see any witness and any places either (after the incident). Because we had crossed the place before. After that, we came from another way.”
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“There were 39 people in our group; we started the journey from our village. Our route was to Kerung; from that route, we reached Mansarovar. While returning, the accident took place. Everything was taken away by the flood, immigration was affected, and none of the villages was left,”
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