21 Tamil Nadu tourists rescued in Nepal floods returned to Chennai

By  News On Air   Aug 29, 2026

21 tourists rescued in the Nepal floods returned to Chennai yesterday night. Interacting with the media at the Chennai airport, they recounted the horrifying incidents during their travel to Mount Kailash on the fateful day. Out of the three vehicles in which the team was travelling, tourists from one vehicle managed to escape; though their vehicle overturned, they had managed by hanging on to trees and shrubs for more than two hours until they were rescued and brought to a temporary camp, after which they were brought to Delhi by helicopters. The tourists thanked the Centre and the State Governments for bringing them safely back to Chennai.