Mansarovar Yatra: 883 Indian Pilgrims Evacuated From Nepal, Over 500 Await Rescue thenewsminute.com

The government said on Thursday said that 883 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims were evacuated from Simikot region in Nepal in the last three days and over 500 were still awaiting rescue flights. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told reporters that the Indian Embassy in Nepal has undertaken a massive exercise to evacuate pilgrims both from Hilsa and Simikot and "if the weather holds we will be able to get them out in the near future". In the last three days, 883 stranded pilgrims have been evacuated from Simikot to Nepalgunj and Surkhet.