Coimbatore : A pall of gloom descended at the Isha Foundation camp in Tibet after an emotional Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev announced that 80 of its members were lost in the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border. Struggling to hold back his tears, Sadhguru’s hands trembled as he issued an emotional appeal to Indian and Chinese embassies, seeking permission to travel to Tibet’s Gyirong, where the flood has caused massive destruction, to help in the rescue operations and search for the remains of the pilgrims.
Around 300 people have died, and 1,500 are missing after the flash flood swept through Nepalese districts bordering Tibet. The floodwaters swept away homes, vehicles and bridges, and disrupted communications across the region. Around 300 Indians are missing, according to Nepal’s foreign minister. Addressing his followers, Sadhguru said he attempted to travel to the affected area personally on Thursday morning, but the disaster cut off virtually every means of access.
The spiritual leader said the group was at the immigration centre at Gyirong when the entire building got completely washed away in seconds. An apocalyptic video showing the exact moment floodwaters hit the building has gone viral. Sadhguru recounted that he was at the very same immigration centre just a week back. “The same building where we were for the immigration just a week ago… that entire building is washed away,” he said.
After a brief pause, he continued. Sadhguru said his team noticed that Praveen’s Nepal phone number had not become active during the day. “If he had crossed over, his Nepal phone should have become active. It did not,” Sadhguru said. “So, the entire group was there in the building,” an emotional Sadhguru said.The scale of the tragedy, which was likely set off due to an ice avalanche, is likely to be far greater, Sadhguru warned. He said the overall number of people affected could be around 1,500 or more.
Efforts are underway to secure permission for Sadhguru and a small team to travel to the affected area in Tibet’s Gyirong. Sadhguru said he wanted to support the rescue efforts. “We are seeking permission through the Indian, Chinese and American embassies on this to see if they can permit a group of people and me to be there and see what we can do,” he said.
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