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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Y. María Teresa Hernández

What to know about Mount Kailash, a sacred site for pilgrims missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet

China Nepal Flash Floods - (Xinhua)

More than 100 of the nearly 1,300 people missing after massive floods in a border area of Nepal and China were on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, a sacred site in the Himalayas. The disaster left at least 168 people dead and displaced hundreds of people across the Himalayan region.

Here’s what to know about the mountain and its centuries-old role as a pilgrimage site.

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