Sadhguru fights tears as 80 pilgrims remain missing after Nepal-Tibet floods
Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev fought back tears on Wednesday as he said an 80-member Isha Foundation pilgrimage group remained unaccounted for following devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border.
The international group included pilgrims from the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Sadhguru said communications were down and there had been no official confirmation of their fate.
“We have no any kind of official confirmation of any kind. But looking at the scale of destruction, it looks bad,” he said, adding that the immigration building where the group was believed to have been was washed away.
Sadhguru said the group's leader, Praveen, sent a message at 9:05 saying they had reached the immigration building shortly before the disaster struck. His Nepal phone never became active, leading the foundation to believe the group had not crossed the border. Sadhguru said he had sought assistance through the Indian and Chinese embassies, while the pilgrims' families had been informed.
The floods swept through the mountainous border region on Wednesday, sending water, mud and debris through communities along Nepal's Trishuli river system. Scientists have suggested a collapsed glacier could have triggered the disaster. At least 165 people have been killed and nearly 1,500 remain missing across Nepal and China's Xizang, including foreign tourists and pilgrims.
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Homes, roads, bridges and hydropower infrastructure were swept away, while around 40 kilometres of roads and dozens of bridges were damaged. Nepal deployed security forces, helicopters and medical teams as rescuers struggled to reach communities cut off by the destruction.
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