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A massive flash flood triggered by landslides and seismic activity has caused widespread devastation across Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and Bhote Koshi regions, sweeping away villages, bridges and critical infrastructure. The disaster destroyed the Kerung border customs office, Langtang Khola Hydropower project and around 40 km of the road connecting Kathmandu with Rasuwagadhi. Authorities have reported 95 deaths, while more than 400 people remain missing, including around 60 hydropower project employees. More than 130 Indian tourists on the Mansarovar Yatra and 80 people linked to the Isha Foundation, including 77 Kailash pilgrims and three volunteers, are also untraceable following flooding at Gyirong and Timure. Prime Minister Balen Shah has mobilised the Army, police and other security forces for rescue operations. India has sent 10 tonnes of humanitarian aid through an IAF C-130J aircraft. In India, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are closely monitoring river levels, with NDRF and SDRF teams deployed in Maharajganj, Kushinagar, West Champaran and Gopalganj.
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00:10Devastation, death and destruction
00:18Nepal hit by deadly flash floods
00:26Villages and homes swept away
00:33Several Indians still missing
00:39Nepal PMs stand together up here
00:46While PM Modi offers full support and relief
00:52Bihar, Uttar Pradesh step up the vigilance
00:57As rescuers race against time
01:03Was it an earthquake, was it an ice avalanche or was it a glacial lake?
01:09What triggered the killer floods?
01:11That's a top focus on Newstrak
01:18You're watching a special edition of the Newstrak
01:21I'm Ritam Shubhattacharya
01:22Unfortunately viewers, it's not a very good evening for us
01:25As our neighbouring nation Nepal
01:27A nation which shares very close ties with India for centuries
01:30Is battling devastating flash floods
01:32On one of its worst days in history yet
01:35Even as the full scale of this catastrophe is still emerging
01:38The numbers are grim
01:40And I'm going to read them out to you
01:4295, that's the death toll as it stands
01:47It's feared to be much, much higher
01:50133 Indian tourists are still missing
01:52We're going to put out health time numbers
01:54At the bottom of the screens
01:55To tell you how to contact
01:56And reach out for dead details on them
01:59Many of these Indians are believed to have been
02:02On the Mansarovar Yatra
02:04But first let's show you how grim the situation is
02:07These visuals came to us earlier today
02:09And we're going to play them out for you
02:11And take a look
02:13This is the moment the flash flood
02:16Hits the Kerung border customs office
02:18Now this is near the Nepal-China border
02:21It's the entry point for the Mansarovar Yatra
02:25In a matter of seconds you can see the impact
02:28Being caught on camera
02:29This office is located on a key route
02:31Used by cargo trucks and pilgrims travelling to Mansarovar
02:34In seconds it was left devastated by the massive flood
02:38The landslides and flash flood followed an earthquake
02:42According to reports
02:43And these visuals capture the raging waters
02:45As they tore through everything in the path
02:48Battering villages in Nepal's Rasuwa district
02:53As the water surged downstream
02:55It swept away a hydropower plant in Rasuwa
02:59Dismantling structures which take years to be constructed in seconds
03:04The impact is on your screens dear viewers
03:0760 employees of the Langtang Kola hydropower project
03:10Are missing as we speak
03:12In Trishulia Nepal the flood water swept away an entire bridge
03:17More than 20 suspension and motorable bridges have been watched away from Rasuwa to Malku
03:22So as you can expect information as to whether there are survivors
03:26And the scale of the casualties itself is a premium
03:29You can imagine how far rescue and relief operations are
03:32From reaching the spot
03:33In Bhote Koshi the current was so powerful
03:36That villages, vehicles and everything in its path
03:39Were swept away in a matter of seconds
03:46As you can see on your screens
03:47This is the situation
03:48We have put out the helpline numbers on your screens
03:50For you to reach out to
03:51If you have a loved one who you believe could be in Nepal
03:54And trapped at this point
03:55The figures are as follows
03:57Over 400 people are missing in Nepal
04:00That's a very very conservative figure
04:0398 deaths have been confirmed
04:05Among those 400 people are 133 Indians
04:08As of now
04:08There is still no official word about
04:11The safety or the whereabouts of these Indians
04:13We also understand
04:15That there have been relief and rescue efforts
04:17Are on in a war footing in India
04:20And we have also
04:21The states to worry about
04:24In Arutra Pradesh and Bihar
04:25We will come to that later
04:26But meanwhile
04:27The Nepalese Prime Minister
04:29Balinder Shah
04:30Has appealed for unity
04:32After devastating flash floods
04:33Hit parts of the Himalayan nation
04:35Killing at least 95 people
04:38And leaving hundreds missing
04:39He has asked the nation
04:41And the people to be patient
04:42Saying that the government
04:44Is taking full responsibility
04:45For the rescue
04:46Treatment
04:47Food and shelter
04:49In times of such a disaster
04:51He has urged the people of Nepal
04:52To stand together
04:53He has also asserted
04:54The priority now
04:55Is to save lives
04:56Find those who are still missing
04:58And ensure the safety of the people
04:59Affected by the disaster
05:01Now according to the Nepalese Prime Minister
05:03Balinder Shah
05:04Teams from the Nepal army
05:06The armed police force
05:07And the Nepal police
05:08Have been immediately deployed
05:10To the affected areas
05:11To save lives
05:12And search for the missing
05:14His Indian counterpart
05:16Prime Minister Narendra Modi
05:17Has already spoken
05:18To the Nepalese Prime Minister
05:20And has assured Nepal
05:21Of India's full support
05:22And humanitarian assistance
05:24Remember India has always had
05:25A loving elder brotherly relation
05:28With Nepal
05:29And we have helped Nepal out
05:31With humanitarian aid
05:32Whenever they've needed it
05:33Whether it be after the earthquake
05:35In recent time
05:36In the last decade
05:37Which killed hundreds of lives
05:39Or as we see right now
05:40With this devastating flash flood
05:42India has also dispatched
05:43This time as well
05:44Ten tons of humanitarian assistance
05:46And disaster relief supplies
05:48And essential medicines
05:50To support Nepal's rescue
05:52And relief efforts
06:02Now we've got
06:03Breaking news coming in
06:03At this point
06:04The Nepalese Prime Minister
06:05Has thanked Prime Minister Modi
06:07Balinder Shah said
06:07And I quote him here
06:08Thank you very much
06:09Prime Minister Narendra Modi
06:11For your kind call
06:12And deep condolences
06:13We deeply appreciate
06:14Your warm words
06:15Of solidarity
06:16And your generous offer
06:17Of assistance to Nepal
06:18During this difficult time
06:20He goes on to say
06:21And I quote
06:22This gesture of solidarity
06:23Is a reflection
06:24Of the enduring bond
06:25Of friendship
06:25Between our two countries
06:27Which we profoundly value
06:30Let me go across
06:32To my colleague Pranay
06:32Who's joining us live
06:33At this point
06:34Pranay
06:34Once again
06:35It underlines
06:36The fact that
06:38India-Nepal relations
06:39Have always been
06:39More than skin deep
06:40And whenever
06:41Nepal has been
06:42In a moment of crisis
06:43Whether it be
06:44Devastating earthquakes
06:45Or landslides
06:46Or flash floods
06:46India has always been
06:47At the forefront
06:48To provide every possible
06:50Assistance required
06:52Absolutely
06:52Ittangshu
06:53And in fact
06:54This is the same spirit
06:55Which is
06:55Prime Minister Narendra Modi
06:57At the time
06:57Of his swearing in
06:58In 2014
06:59Termed as a
07:00Sark spirit
07:00And that India
07:01Stands as a first
07:03Responder to every nation
07:04Whenever
07:05Be Sri Lanka in crisis
07:07Or Maldives in crisis
07:08Or Nepal in crisis
07:10And that's why
07:10The government of India
07:11Has expressed solidarity
07:12With the people of Nepal
07:13And extended all possible help
07:15But
07:17This is a very difficult time
07:19For Nepal
07:19And ittangshu
07:20You know that
07:20The exact requirement
07:22Of the assistance
07:23And need
07:24Has to come from
07:25Nepalese side
07:25And that's why
07:26The government of India
07:27Has kept all its assets
07:28On standby
07:30For possible assistance
07:31To Nepal
07:32Meanwhile
07:3310 tonne of relief
07:34And rescue material
07:35Is being sent
07:36On board
07:37A C-130J Super Hercules
07:38Aircraft of the Indian Air Force
07:39Besides that
07:40A C-17 aircraft
07:41Of the Indian Air Force
07:42Is kept on standby
07:44Besides that
07:44Many of the NDRF teams
07:46And technical experts
07:47Are also on standby
07:49And this entire crisis
07:52Has an Indian angle
07:53As well
07:54As you also mentioned
07:55That around 133 Indian
07:56Who are still missing
07:58And the government of India
08:00Remain concerned
08:00About their whereabouts
08:02Their safety
08:03Well-being
08:04And their rescue effort
08:05As well
08:05And in fact
08:06There are possibilities
08:07Of contingency plans
08:08Are also being worked out
08:09At the highest level
08:10In the Ministry of Home Affairs
08:12With the Ministry of External Affairs
08:14That how India can extend
08:15And press in
08:16People
08:17Or our troops
08:18Or our expert
08:19For the extraction
08:20Of and rescue
08:21Of the Indians
08:21Those who are stranded
08:22There in Nepal
08:23Pranir
08:24Take us to the specifics
08:25Of the assistance
08:26That is being planned
08:27From India
08:27When it comes to
08:28Offering Nepal
08:29At this point
08:30Pritanshu
08:31As I mentioned
08:32That you know
08:32The need or requirement
08:34Of the assistance
08:35Has to come
08:35From the Nepalese side
08:37Because the Nepalese troop
08:39Nepalese army
08:39Is there
08:40And in fact
08:41Indian army
08:42Chief
08:42Also spoke to
08:43His counterpart
08:44In Nepal
08:45And in fact
08:45Both Indian army
08:46And Nepalese army
08:47Have a good
08:48And a robust
08:48Communication system
08:50And therefore
08:51This is being coordinated
08:52At various levels
08:54At the level
08:54Of the Prime Minister
08:55Prime Minister Modi
08:56Spoke to his
08:56Nepalese counterpart
08:57Nepalese Prime Minister
08:59Balin Shah
08:59Besides that
09:00At the level
09:01Of the Ministry
09:01Of External Affairs
09:02The Nepalese foreign ministry
09:04Also remain in touch
09:05With the Ministry
09:05Of External Affairs
09:06Our mission in Kathmandu
09:08Is in touch
09:09With the Nepalese authorities
09:10And even on the ground
09:11The troops are in touch
09:14And there is a coordination
09:15So in terms of assistance
09:18The initial tranche of help
09:21Or HEDR material
09:22Which is being sent
09:23To Nepal
09:24Involves the medical assistance
09:26Cates
09:26The solar lamps
09:27Because there is a power outage
09:29In the region
09:29Besides that
09:30The medical kits
09:33Are being sent
09:34A team of doctors
09:36Is being sent
09:37And the other relief
09:38And rescue material
09:39Required for such kind
09:41Of operation
09:42Is being sent
09:43But besides that
09:44Government of India
09:45Has expressed
09:46Its willingness
09:47To send all possible help
09:49Whatever is being asked
09:50By Nepal
09:52But the coordination
09:52Has to be done
09:53By the Nepalese army
09:55Or Nepalese disaster
09:56Management authorities
09:58And they are on ground
09:59They are the best assessors
10:00But besides that
10:01One more thing
10:02Has happened
10:02HITANSHU
10:03And I must mention
10:04That the visuals
10:06Which we are showing
10:06Is of Raswagadi border
10:08Between Nepal
10:09And China
10:10And the Chinese side
10:12Is also impacted
10:14And in fact
10:14The Indian embassy
10:15In Beijing
10:16Is also in touch
10:17With the Chinese authorities
10:18Regarding the whereabouts
10:20Of Indians
10:21Those who have
10:21Traveled across the border
10:23Or those who are
10:24At the immigration point
10:26About their relief
10:27And rescue work
10:29And in fact
10:29India is coordinating
10:30With both China
10:32And Nepal
10:33On this relief
10:34And rescue operation
10:35Yes indeed
10:35This is of course
10:36A big test
10:38Of diplomatic relations
10:39For all three nations
10:40Given the fact
10:41That this is a tragedy
10:42Which has affected
10:42All three nations equally
10:43And therefore
10:44It's important
10:45That India, China
10:46And Nepal
10:46Obviously cooperate
10:48And put humanitarian assistance
10:49First and foremost
10:50Pranit stay with us
10:51We've got more details
10:52Coming in
10:52And this is of course
10:53A statement that has come in
10:54From the Union Home Ministry
10:56And I quote
10:56The centre is keeping
10:57A close watch
10:58On the flash floods in Nepal
10:59Multiple ministries
11:01Including the Ministry
11:02Of Home Affairs
11:02Are continuously
11:03Monitoring the situation
11:04The NDRF
11:05Has been placed
11:06On high alert
11:07And relief and rescue teams
11:08Are ready
11:09In border areas
11:10The Ministry of Home Affairs
11:11The Ministry of External Affairs
11:13The Ministry of Jal Shakti
11:15And the Ministry of Defense
11:16Are continuously monitoring
11:17The situation
11:18Now according to the CWC
11:20Water levels
11:21On Nepal's side
11:22Are now receding
11:23And the situation
11:23Is under control
11:24The government
11:25The government has therefore
11:26Clarified
11:26And this is something
11:27We must insist
11:28For our viewers
11:29From UP and Bihar
11:30Who are watching us
11:30At this point
11:31That there is no need
11:33For panic
11:33And that there is
11:34Continuous monitoring
11:36Of the situation
11:36That is underway
11:38Now there is an apprehension
11:40The MHA statement says
11:41That the flood surge
11:42Could impact
11:43The downstream areas
11:45Of the Gandak River
11:45The governments of Bihar
11:47And Uttar Pradesh
11:47Therefore have initiated measures
11:49To relocate people
11:50In border areas
11:51To safer locations
11:52Pranay coming back to you
11:53This is a test
11:54Not just for India's
11:55Diplomatic strength
11:56But also in its own
11:58Coordinated relief efforts
11:59Because this ultimately
12:01What happens in Nepal
12:03Literally flows downstream
12:04To UP and Bihar
12:05The good news is
12:06Coming going by the MHA
12:07Statement
12:08That the floodwaters
12:09In Nepal are now receding
12:10Which could give us
12:12To believe that
12:13Perhaps the worst is over
12:14Before it hits UP and Bihar
12:16Absolutely
12:17But the constant monitoring
12:19Is being done by
12:20The Ministry of Jal Shakti
12:21Ministry of Home Affairs
12:22SSB teams
12:24Those who are guarding
12:24The borders with Nepal
12:25And at every level
12:27Because India is downstream
12:29And therefore
12:30You know the water level
12:31And this is a monsoon season
12:32As well
12:33So that's why
12:33Any swelling of water
12:34Need to be monitored
12:35Very carefully
12:36Because you know
12:37The Terai region of Nepal
12:39Is adjoining borders
12:40With Uttar Pradesh
12:41And Bihar
12:42And therefore
12:42The water level management
12:43Need to be done
12:44At various levels
12:46And that's why
12:46The Ministry of Home Affairs
12:47Which is you know
12:48Home Minister
12:49Is also Minister
12:50For Coordination
12:50And Cooperation
12:51And that's why
12:52The MHA is coordinating
12:54With different ministries
12:55On all these fronts
12:57And besides that
12:58You know
12:59We also have to
13:00Remain alert
13:01Because you know
13:02It may not be
13:04One-off incident
13:05Because we do not know
13:07What exactly
13:08The hydrological data
13:09Of Nepal
13:09Is indicating right now
13:11Because many of
13:12The hydrological
13:13Assessment centres
13:15Or the monitoring centres
13:16Got damaged
13:17Because of this incident
13:18Both on the Nepali side
13:19As well as
13:20On the Chinese side
13:21So what exactly
13:22Caused this
13:23And are there
13:24More factors
13:25Which can lead
13:26To further catastrophe
13:27Whether there is
13:29Any build up or not
13:30That data
13:31Need to be filtered in
13:32Need to be analysed
13:34And you know
13:35The international institute
13:36Of mountain development
13:38ICMOD is there
13:40In Kathmandu
13:41Which is an
13:41International institution
13:42And that is also
13:43Monitoring the situation
13:44There in Himalayas
13:45Alright Pranay
13:46We leave you to monitor
13:47Those developments
13:48Coming in from
13:49Both India and Nepal
13:50And we'll come back
13:51To you for more
13:52Breaking developments
13:53On this
13:53Now for the benefit
13:54Of the viewers
13:55Who have joined us
13:55Today at 10pm
13:56Let us show you
13:57The extent of the damage
13:58This flash flood
13:59Has really caused
14:00The worst may be
14:01Overgoing by what
14:01Reports tell us
14:02But that does not
14:04Undermine the sheer
14:05Hell and havoc
14:06That was wreaked
14:07In Nepal earlier today
14:09The images that
14:09We're going to put
14:10Out on the screens
14:10Are locations of
14:12Before the tragedy
14:14Striking
14:14And after
14:15As you can look
14:16In your screens
14:16At this point here
14:18It is absolute
14:20Devastation here
14:21To a point
14:22That entire areas
14:24Entire valleys
14:25Entire bridges
14:26Entire natural formations
14:28Have all been wiped out
14:29By the sheer force
14:31Of the river
14:32As it went downstream
14:34As you can see
14:34Those locations
14:35On your screens
14:36And this is the second image
14:37Where you can see
14:38There's an entire
14:39Natural formation
14:40That has been erased
14:42Completely by the force
14:43Of that flood
14:44Water here
14:45That is the extent
14:46Of destruction
14:46In Nepal
14:47There you can see
14:48The satellite images
14:50Are no longer clear
14:51Because what may look
14:53To you as a hazy image
14:54Because if you see
14:55The expanse of grey
14:56On both sides
14:57Of the river bank
14:57That is actually
14:59Flood water viewers
15:00And you can imagine
15:01The extent of the devastation
15:03The entire flood plain
15:04Look at the difference
15:05Now in the thickness
15:06Of the river
15:07As we see
15:07In this particular location
15:08Versus what has now
15:10Happened
15:10As we see the latest
15:11Images coming in
15:13At least the river bed
15:14Has expanded
15:15By four times
15:16The width
15:16Of what we say earlier
15:18Which gives an indication
15:19Of the sheer surface area
15:21Of the area
15:21Which surface area
15:23That has been affected
15:23And that makes it concerning
15:25To get an idea
15:28About the scale
15:30Of the devastation
15:31And the sheer magnitude
15:32Of the area
15:33That has been impacted
15:35That is flooded
15:35And all of this
15:37As we showed you
15:37Visuals earlier
15:38As well
15:38As we keep running
15:39Through these satellite images
15:40All of that happened
15:42In a matter of seconds
15:44There was no warning
15:44There was barely
15:45Any scope
15:47For people
15:47To get out
15:48And evacuate themselves
15:49To get a
15:51Ground report
15:52Of what's happening
15:52Right now
15:53Let me go across
15:53To Pankaj Das
15:54Who is joining us
15:55From Kathmandu
15:56Yes India today
15:57Is getting you
15:58This ground report
15:58From Kathmandu
15:59To Pankaj
15:59To help you
16:00To get out
16:27Of the
16:28We are watching this TV screen in the morning, and at night, Nepal is not able to send any helicopter
16:37to the rescue of any helicopter.
16:39In other words, this area like Vasua, Nuwakot, or Dhadin area,
16:46wherever there is a helipad, wherever there is no airport, wherever there is a helipad,
16:52we are not able to send the plane to the helicopter.
16:54In the evening, we are looking at this airport,
16:57as well as the pilot is seeing where there is a helicopter.
17:00So, we are being able to send them to the station to the station,
17:04and the pilot is being able to send them to the station.
17:06And in the evening of Kattmandu, the station is sitting in a hospital,
17:10but during the evening of Kattmandu, the helipad is staying in the evening.
17:14When the helipad is standing in the evening,
17:16the aircraft is still being able to take the station,
17:18In doing the work of the government, the government was having gone anywhere far and far from the river.
17:25On the earth, the government was running around the river again and some people were running around the river.
17:30That's why it was working for the rescue and the renters of the people who have all this world.
17:37That is a small湖 it is a large city, and tomorrow or night it is going to be on the
17:41street.
17:55We don't want to take more of his time.
17:56We don't want to take more of his time.
18:55We don't want to take more of his time.
19:02We don't want to take more of his time.
19:45We don't want to take more of his time.
19:52We don't want to take more of his time.
20:01These are the two districts of whom few villages could be affected if the water level rises from Nepal and
20:07it will enter via Bihar then to Uttar Pradesh and these are the two districts, Maharaj Ganja and Kushinagar.
20:12Same you guys posted on X and clearly said that I have informed the district authorities to stay alert and
20:18obviously when we spoke to the district registrates of both these districts, they are quite alert over the situation.
20:22But the major part of that particular portion comes in the Bihar section and few villages are there.
20:27Few part is in Maharaj Ganja that we enter via Nepal border and the second part is in the Kushinagar.
20:32Usually these few villages get affected with the flood every year but this time around because the flash flood has
20:39happened in Nepal, the impact could be judged.
20:41Though currently the situation is very normal in Uttar Pradesh, be it Kushinagar or Maharaj Ganja, these are the two
20:47districts on which UP government is very alert.
20:50However, the next eight to nine hours will be very very crucial because if the water keeps on rising then
20:56obviously that will engulf the few villages surrounded around these two districts especially, especially at Kushinagar where three to four
21:03villages are there.
21:04While in Maharaj Ganja, it's one or two villages who could be affected though these are the low line areas
21:09and they face flood like every year.
21:11But it's going to be worth seeing how the situation goes on after eight to nine hours.
21:14That's going to be worth seeing.
21:15Back to you.
21:15Alright, Saman, thanks for getting us those details.
21:17Let's go across to Shashi who's joining us and getting us a picture from Bihar.
21:21Shashi, Bihar may say koon-koon se areas are joh is some alert per hai johan per evacuation kiya jah
21:27raha kyunki
21:27humain maana hai ki jo gadak nadhi se pa jo paani ane wala hai joh paani ka volume bada nai
21:33wala hai overnight
21:33woh abhi agli kuch ghanto mein hona wala hai toh is some a poora raja is some alert per hooga.
21:42No, no, no, no.
21:45No, no.
21:55No, no.
21:56No, no.
21:57No.
21:57No, no, no.
22:05Yes.
22:12Yes.
22:34Thank you very much.
22:50Thank you very much.
28:52here on India today is
28:54the coordinator of Isha Sacred Walks
28:56Maa Gambiri is with us
28:58Maa Gambiri first of all
29:00you know glad that you
29:02are safe can you just give us
29:04a sense of where you are currently
29:06along with the rest of
29:08those who were part of this yatra
29:10with you from the Isha Foundation
29:15So
29:18we are at this place called
29:20New Domba in Tibet
29:21which is just a day's drive from
29:24the border town
29:25where this tragedy has unfolded
29:28and
29:30at the moment we have
29:32several groups right now in Tibet
29:34in different parts of Tibet
29:36undertaking this yatra
29:38unfortunately we had this
29:40one group of 77 participants
29:42today who were
29:44exiting Tibet and going back to
29:46Kathmandu after a very successful yatra
29:49but
29:51you know something
29:53very unexpected happened and
29:56we in fact
29:57spoke to the leader of this group
30:00about nine or ten minutes
30:01before the tragedy struck
30:03and he shared with us that
30:05they had just reached the immigration
30:07and they will start the immigration
30:09process
30:10and in about ten minutes time
30:12we were not able to contact them
30:13again
30:13we were not able to reach
30:15anybody in the group
30:17and
30:18it
30:19took us some time to
30:23you know
30:23grasp
30:24grasp that what was
30:25happening there
30:27and
30:30it's over 14-15 hours
30:32or more now
30:33and we are still waiting
30:34for more information
30:36on this one particular group
30:38I'm sure
30:39it's been
30:41I'm sure it's been
30:42very very overwhelming
30:43all that's happened
30:43in the last few hours
30:45and hard to really
30:46wrap our heads through
30:47that something like this
30:48has even taken place
30:49and I'm sure this is
30:50a route that you've taken
30:51multiple times as well
30:53so to imagine
30:53this kind of a tragedy
30:55striking
30:55is I'm sure
30:56you know shocking
30:57to say the least
30:58but any word
30:59Magambiri right now
31:01on those
31:0270 plus
31:03people
31:03who you know
31:04you've lost touch with
31:05anything that you've been able
31:06to get from the authorities
31:11authorities are doing
31:12their best
31:13as we see it
31:14on the China side
31:15from India side
31:17and of course
31:18also Nepal side
31:20but the communication
31:21systems are all down
31:22because of this
31:24flood
31:24and it took
31:26several hours
31:27for us to even
31:28start getting
31:28tidbits of information
31:31and the last video
31:33if you see
31:34which is going
31:34viral at the moment
31:35that sort of
31:37tells the story
31:38of what actually
31:39happened there
31:40and
31:41but we are still
31:42waiting for some
31:43official information
31:44which has not
31:45come as yet
31:47because it's
31:48quite remote region
31:49you see
31:50Tibet is
31:50quite remotely
31:51located
31:52and
31:54the tragedy
31:55was very huge
31:56but from what
31:58we have heard
31:59the military
32:00has started
32:01work there
32:02and we hope
32:03to get some
32:03information soon
32:04from them
32:05we do have
32:07some information
32:07on the Nepal side
32:08where three of our
32:09volunteers
32:10were stationed
32:12the whole
32:13of that town
32:14which is called
32:15Timre
32:15is wiped out
32:16completely wiped out
32:17and we have
32:19no information
32:19about three of
32:20these volunteers
32:21as well
32:23but about
32:24this
32:2577 of our
32:27participants
32:27we are still
32:28hoping
32:29we are still
32:30hoping
32:31for something
32:31for some
32:32information
32:33to come in
32:33fortunately
32:34we have
32:35Sadhguru here
32:36with us
32:36and he's been
32:39completely on
32:40and we have
32:40been trying
32:41to
32:41he's been
32:41guiding us
32:42we have been
32:42trying to
32:43reach out
32:43to various
32:44agencies
32:45various
32:46embassies
32:46because we
32:47had people
32:48from 19
32:48different
32:48countries
32:50and so
32:51we have
32:52been reaching
32:52out to
32:52all the
32:5319
32:54embassies
32:54both in
32:55India
32:55and in
32:56Nepal
32:56we have
32:57been
32:57reaching
32:57out to
32:58all the
32:58families
32:59of all
32:59the 77
33:00plus
33:00these
33:01three
33:01people
33:0280
33:02families
33:03we've
33:03been
33:03reaching
33:04out to
33:04them
33:04personally
33:05over
33:06the phone
33:07over
33:07actually
33:08visiting
33:08them
33:08personally
33:09in
33:09wherever
33:10they are
33:11trying
33:11to provide
33:12them
33:12all the
33:13support
33:13that we
33:13can
33:14provide
33:15to them
33:15emotionally
33:16with regard
33:17to updates
33:18some
33:18information
33:19we've been
33:20trying all
33:21of that
33:22but it's
33:23still very
33:24difficult to
33:24comprehend
33:25that such
33:26a thing
33:26has happened
33:28tonight the
33:29prayers of
33:29everyone in
33:30India and
33:30everyone in
33:31Nepal will
33:31be with
33:32those 80
33:33members of
33:34the Isha
33:34Foundation
33:34all the
33:35133
33:36tourists from
33:36India and
33:37everyone else
33:38from Nepal
33:39who have been
33:40caught in this
33:40devastating
33:41flash flood
33:42and we
33:42hope as
33:44early as
33:44possible that
33:45we get
33:45details on
33:46the
33:46whereabouts
33:46and that
33:47they're
33:47safe and
33:47they're
33:47rescued
33:48with that
33:49it's time
33:49for a short
33:49commercial
33:50but on the
33:50other side
33:51my colleague
33:51Itamohan
33:52takes you
33:52all the
33:52latest
33:53coming in
33:53from Nepal
33:54and the
33:54rest of
33:55the world
33:55stay tuned
33:56in India
33:56today