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Mukul Roy’s Daughter-in-Law Missing After Nepal Border Floods
Sharmistha Bhowmik Roy went to Nepal for a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.
She traveled from Kolkata on August 21.
Her husband said he last spoke with her on the night of August 25.
Since then, her family has not been able to contact her.
A pilgrimage group from Kolkata was also reported missing near the Nepal-Tibet border.
Former DRDO chief Satheesh Reddy and his wife are in another group of 31 pilgrims who said they were safe but stranded in Tibet.
Huge floods damaged homes, bridges, roads, and other infrastructure.
Officials said an earthquake in the Tibet region may have caused a sudden release of water from a glacier.
Rescue workers are struggling to reach some places because communications and transport routes were damaged.
Sharmistha Bhowmik Roy, wife of former Trinamool Congress MLA Subhranshu Roy, is missing after flash floods near Nepal’s border with Tibet.
She left Kolkata on August 21 for a Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage and last spoke with her husband on the night of August 25.
Reports say a Kolkata pilgrimage group of either 30 members or 32 people, including two tour managers, is also missing.
Former DRDO chief Satheesh Reddy and his wife are among 31 pilgrims stranded in Tibet who reportedly crossed the flood-hit area safely.
About 270 people have died and more than 750—or, in one report, over 800—are missing, while damaged infrastructure has hampered rescue efforts.
- Who
- Sharmistha Bhowmik Roy, other Kolkata pilgrims, and 31 pilgrims including former DRDO chief Satheesh Reddy and his wife.
- What
- Flash floods left some travelers missing and stranded near the Nepal-Tibet border.
- Where
- The affected areas include Rasuwagadhi and locations near Kyirong on the Nepal-Tibet border; the Reddy group is in Saga County, Tibet.
- When
- Sharmistha left Kolkata on August 21 and last spoke with her husband on August 25; the floods struck on Wednesday morning.
- Why
- Nepalese officials said an earthquake in the Tibet region may have triggered a glacial outburst and sudden flooding.
Key facts
- Missing traveler
- Sharmistha Bhowmik Roy, wife of former Bijpur MLA Subhranshu Roy and daughter-in-law of late politician Mukul Roy.
- Last contact
- Subhranshu Roy said he spoke with her at about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, when she said she was fine.
- Kolkata group
- Reports describe the group as either 30 pilgrims or 30 tourists accompanied by two tour managers, for a total of 32 people.
- Pilgrimage route
- The travelers were undertaking a Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage and reached Nepal after leaving Kolkata on August 21.
- Other stranded pilgrims
- Former DRDO chief Satheesh Reddy, his wife, and 29 others said they were safe in Tibet after crossing the flood-hit area.
- Reported casualties
- Around 270 people were reported dead; missing-person estimates ranged from more than 750 to over 800, including 288 Indians in one report.
- Relief response
- India sent nearly 50 tonnes of humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief materials to Nepal in two flights.
Quotes
Subhranshu Roy
Trinamool Congress leader and former Bijpur MLA
“I spoke to her at 11.30 pm on Tuesday; she was fine. She was somewhere called Kyirong. Since then, we have not been able to contact her.”
indianexpress.com
“CM Suvendu Adhikari had called in the morning, and he has been in touch with me. The state is making every effort to trace them.”
indianexpress.com
A relative of the Roy family
A relative providing information about Sarmistha Bhowmik Roy’s disappearance
“She last spoke to her husband on the night of August 25. Since then, the family has been unable to establish contact with her.”
wionews.com
Sources
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