External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met 21 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu in New Delhi on 28 August 2026 after they were rescued from Nepal, where flash floods struck three districts during their Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
Flash floods reportedly struck three districts in Nepal while 21 Tamil Nadu pilgrims were en route on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, leaving them stranded until a coordinated rescue operation brought them to safety.
The Indian Embassy in Nepal and the Nepali Army coordinated the rescue and repatriation of the 21 stranded pilgrims, according to available information, with the group subsequently flown back to India.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar personally received the returned pilgrims in New Delhi on 28 August 2026, a gesture seen as underscoring India's commitment to citizen welfare and its close humanitarian partnership with Nepal.