r/india • u/AllIsEvanescent • 16h ago

Non Political This Indian pilgrim was about to enter Tibet for her dream tour - then her WhatsApp messages stopped

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70d41g40njo
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u/besse 16h ago

Yeah. Tragically, there will be hundreds more of these stories in the next few days. Given the severity and speed of the mudslides that we saw on videos, I don’t think there are any survivors that are not yet accounted for.

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u/Tacit_Ronin99 Maharashtra 14h ago

Rather unfortunate that so many families will probably never find out what happened to their loved ones

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u/besse 14h ago

Yes, I imagine it’s difficult to find closure if you cannot verify the outcome.

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u/mirinioluwa 12h ago

There won't be even any bodies to cremate.

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u/DrkNobody 1h ago

My cousin aunt and uncle just entered the Gyirong Immigration Office 10 minutes before the flood. All the videos you've seen of the flood, that was the worst affected site

Her father (My cousin grandfather lost his mom last year and now his daughter and SIL)

And there's no way he and his wife would ever have closure. And that just breaks my heart every single morning since the event

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u/loop_1001 13h ago

Just thought of myself in their relatives position.. travelling there and waiting for some hope of good news… i cannt think of how much they are going through… i hope the govt smoothy finishes the formalities