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Twenty-one Tamil Nadu pilgrims return home after Nepal flood ordeal
A group of pilgrims from Tamil Nadu arrived in Chennai on Wednesday after narrowly escaping catastrophic floods and landslides in Nepal's mountainous Rasuwagadhi region. The survivors described harrowing moments when flash floods devastated the area near the Nepal-China border during the sacred Kailash Manasarovar pilgrimage.
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Twenty-one pilgrims from Tamil Nadu touched down at Chennai airport, embracing tearful family members as they returned from one of Nepal's deadliest natural disasters in recent weeks. The group had been undertaking the revered Kailash Manasarovar Yatra when tragedy struck on August 26, transforming their spiritual journey into a desperate battle for survival.
The disaster unfolded when violent flash floods and massive landslides swept through the Rasuwagadhi region in Nepal's mountainous terrain near the China border. Entire settlements, including market areas in Timure, were obliterated within seconds as torrents of water carved through the landscape with devastating force. The catastrophe claimed numerous lives across the region, with hundreds reported missing.
Survivors recounted the terrifying moments of the disaster with visible emotion. One pilgrim described the experience as feeling like "a tsunami falling from the mountains," noting how the water swept away everything in its path with shocking speed. The narrow escape from the calamity has left the returning pilgrims reflecting on their fortune amid the broader tragedy that claimed so many lives in Nepal.