Nepal
Because we had reached Kailas before the floods, “We were fortunate. Sherpas and cooks who travelled with us lost family members and places that had sheltered and supported us during our journey were destroyed.
What affected me most was the suffering endured by the people of Nepal,” said Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) former director Dr Rekha A Nair. “Even the Chinese immigration centre at Gyirong, near the Nepal-China border, where we had completed our immigration procedures, was washed away,” Nair said. We finally reached Kathmandu around 1am,” she said. That is what affected me the most,” she said.
Thrissur: “I undertook Kailas-Manasa Sarovar Yatra completely surrendering to the divine. So, I didn’t feel a great sense of relief while escaping the Nepal flash flood. By the time it struck — three days after we reached Kailas — we were already in a relatively safe zone. “It was pitch dark. There were only mud tracks for the minibuses, with the river roaring far below us. That part of the journey was also an ordeal. But I can’t see this merely as having escaped the consequences. The people of Nepal suffered immensely.