BBC speaks with US group after 77 trekkers go missing in Nepal flood

BBC speaks with US group after 77 trekkers go missing in Nepal flood

The BBC's North America Correspondent Helena Humphrey visited the Isha Foundation, a non-profit spiritual organisation in McMinnville, Tennessee, that lost contact with 77 trek participants on the China-Nepal border. The group, made up of people from several countries, was travelling in the region that was hit by the massive flash-flood of 26 August. Humphrey spoke with Isha community liaison Leslie Crispi about how the organisation is coping with a tragedy unfolding thousands of miles away in the Himalayas. Crispi, who has completed the pilgrimage herself, described it as a life-changing spiritual experience for many participants.

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