A total of 57 persons from Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Mayiladuthurai districts, who were on a tour to Nepal, were reportedly stranded at the Nepal-Tibet border following flash floods that took Nepal by surprise on August 26 morning.
The pilgrims were from various parts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, Puducherry, Chidambaram, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthirai and Tiruchi. “Along with them, two others from Maharashtra too joined them. As per the initial information, the pilgrims were on board three vehicles, and occupants of one of the vehicles have taken refuge in a Armed Police Force outpost at Timure, about 150 km north of Kathmandu, they said. the fate of others was yet to be ascertained, according to an official spokesperson of the travel company While a batch of 20 Indian tourists managed to get shelter at a Nepal border police outpost. The incident happened around 8 a.m. today.
Officials of the Tamil Nadu government have initiated action towards their rescue upon receiving the alert, official sources said. Occupants of one of the vehicles took refuge on top of a hill,” a source coordinating rescue efforts said, adding that it is not immediately known as to what happened to the occupants of the other two vehicles.
