U.S. officials said about 90 U.S. citizens remained unaccounted for Thursday, a day after catastrophic flash floods engulfed a border area of …
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What to know about Mount Kailash, a sacred site for pilgrims missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet
Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak in Tibet, is sacred to several religious traditions and draws pilgrims from across the region. Pilgrims traditionally walk around the mountain rather than climb it, completing a roughly 33-mile (53-kilometer) circuit as a religious practice, while nearby Lake Manasarovar is also a site of spiritual purification. Hundreds of foreigners were among those reported missing after catastrophic floods struck the Nepal-China border region, including Indian nationals on pilgrimage to Mount Kailash.
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