At least 90 Americans missing in Nepal flood among 2,000 unaccounted for
Official death toll approaches 600, with many of the missing Americans having been on a pilgrimage to a sacred site At least 90 Americans were still missing on Friday among almost 2,000 people unaccounted for following the catastrophic flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday. With the official death toll creeping towards 600 on Friday and expected to continue rising, there were survivors, victims and missing people from many nationalities. “We can confirm that three American citizens have been safely rescued in Nepal. We are not aware of any US citizen deaths at this time,” the state department said on Thursday, USA Today reported . At least 90 Americans who were in the affected area remained unaccounted for. The Guardian has reached out to the state department for additional comment.
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There were 22 Americans returning from a pilgrimage hosted by the Isha Foundation, among 80 foundation members not yet located, founder and spiritual leader Sadhguru Vasudev said in a statement Thursday. The India-based spiritual organization has a US campus in Tennessee.
