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The Economic Times
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Nepal floods: A tea break saved five friends from Raipur, then came an unexpected Rakhi surprise

A routine tea break turned into a life-saving decision for five friends from Chhattisgarh who were travelling through Nepal when devastating flash floods swept through the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river valleys on August 26.

The men, all aged between 50 and 60 and residents of Raipur's Mana Camp area, had reached Nepal for a holiday. They were around 50 km from Kathmandu's Pashupatinath Temple when the disaster struck.

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