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Kailash Mansarovar yatra: 250 Indians evacuated from Nepal's Hilsa region amid heavy rains; 17 flights, Nepal Army choppers deployed

Over 250 Indian pilgrims were evacuated from Nepal's mountainous Hilsa region on Wednesday, as authorities stepped up efforts to rescue those stranded there due to heavy rain while returning from the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage in Tibet.

Commercial flights, Nepal Army chopper evacuate Kailash Manasarovar pilgrims as over 1,000 people remain to be rescued

Five commercial flights and one Nepal Army chopper operated on Wednesday, transporting 96 Indian stranded pilgrims from Simikot to Surkhet.

Over 1,000 Kailash Manasarovar pilgrims from India stranded in Nepal due to bad weather; almost 300 from Karnataka

Over 1,000 Indian pilgrims undertaking Kailash-Mansarovar yatra are stranded in Nepal due to heavy rains and bad weather but are safe, Sushma Swaraj said.

Five hundred pilgrims stranded at Kailash Mansarovar due to bad weather

Around 500 Indian pilgrims enroute to Kailash Mansarovar were stranded in Nepal's mountainous region of Hilsa and Simikot due to inclement weather which has also hampered the operation to evacuate them, officials said on Monday.