Hindu pilgrims, on arduous trek, among Nepal's missing
Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP hide caption toggle caption Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Two sisters sit on chairs, apparently stunned. Most posts include photographs of those missing people, with phone numbers to call for more information. Many had one thing in common: They were pilgrims on a sacred journey to Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak located in Chinese-held Tibet, and at the moment of disaster they were at, or near to, a once-popular border crossing, one of the worst impacted locations.
- ▪Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP hide caption toggle caption Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Two sisters sit on chairs, apparently stunned.
- ▪Most posts include photographs of those missing people, with phone numbers to call for more information.
- ▪Many had one thing in common: They were pilgrims on a sacred journey to Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak located in Chinese-held Tibet, and at the moment of disaster they were at, or near to, a once-popular border crossing, one of the worst
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Asia Hindu pilgrims on an arduous trek are among Nepal's missing September 1, 20263:08 AM ET Diaa Hadid NEPAL PILGRIM TRAGEDY Listen · 3:47 3:47 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-141349/nx-s1-9908278" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript A drone view on Monday shows a major section of Pasang Lhamu Highway washed away along the swollen Trishuli River by recent flash floods cutting off Rasuwa district from the Nuwakot area in Nepal. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP hide caption toggle caption Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Two sisters sit on chairs, apparently stunned.
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