Bengal Woman Survives Nepal Flood After Visa Rejection
Summary
A 61-year-old woman from West Bengal escaped Nepal’s deadly floods after her visa for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra was unexpectedly cancelled. While 32 other pilgrims from West Bengal remain missing, her trip was rerouted to Ladakh and she is returning to Kolkata.
Key Points
- Tapati Singha from West Bengal survived the Nepal floods because her visa for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra was cancelled.
- If the visa had been approved, she would have been among 32 missing pilgrims on the Nepal journey.
- She had instead planned a Ladakh trip and is now cutting it short to return to Kolkata.
- Officials from the Kolkata travel agency are in Nepal trying to learn the fate of the missing tourists.
