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Durban pilgrim recounts relief and heartbreak after narrowly missing Nepal flash floods

IOL · 27 August 2026 at 14:24

Durban pilgrim recounts relief and heartbreak after narrowly missing Nepal flash floods

Sulosh Pillay and six fellow Mohanji Foundation SA pilgrims say they crossed the Nepal-Tibet border route to Mount Kailash three days before flash floods devastated parts of the region, leaving them safe but deeply concerned for those affected

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