What a tragic situation and now it is no longer in the news. people are off to the next thing! Nightmare to those who survived as well as tragedy for those who perished . I pray some help will arrive for these dear survivors. Namaste
This is the first person account of my classmate Rikzin who was to witness the disaster which would claim the lives of thousands of pilgrims. Estimates vary — a little over a thousand says the government, 11,000 says the UN. The loss is paramount and paralyzing for the victims and a mind numbing experience for those who were fortunate enough to survive. From one such person is the following conversation.
We arrived in Uttarakhand on June 11, 2013 and our first stop was Joshimath which is on way to Sri Hemkunt Sahib. The objective of our journey was to visit Sri Hemkunt Sahib, a holy place of worship for Sikhs. I had known about this place since my childhood years, but never got a chance to visit there; always longed to visit it. This year I had a chance to do so with my family.
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Oh my goodness. Thank you for sharing this. I usually do not watch the news. This is so surreal and scary! I cant imagine this! Thank you for sharing it.
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I heard about it when it happened, but not much lately. It is so tragic…all those innocent, pilgrims being washed away. Thanks for commenting…namaste. . .Anne
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Same to you Anne! WOW
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I liked this post for your thought of posting it …. The whole episode was horrifying and spine chilling. After one point, I stopped watching the news and following it and told my mom not to update me everyday. I was escaping though not as a victim but from the horrific scar as a far away witness.. I felt helpless for the victims, sitting so far in USA and thankful that my family was not there.. Though my parents were planning to .
Sonal
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Life is a very fragile and fleeting gift!
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