Nearly 400 Kailash-bound pilgrims out of contact after Rasuwa flash flood

Pilgrims, mostly Indian, including 93 Nepalis, were preparing to cross into Tibet on Wednesday when a flash flood swept away roads and infrastructure in Rasuwa.

Nearly 400 pilgrims heading for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in Tibet, China, have been left out of contact in Rasuwagadhi after an early morning flash flood swept through villages and damaged roads and other critical infrastructure along the Nepal-China border in Rasuwa.