Indian-origin US couple on group pilgrimage to Mount Kailash goes missing after Nepal-Tibet floods

Deepak Ahuja, 60, and his wife Madhu Ahuja, 57. An Indian-origin US couple from Texas has gone missing during a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash after devastating flash floods and mudslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border, with around 90 US citizens unaccounted for, according to US officials.Deepak Ahuja, 60, and his wife Madhu Ahuja, 57, had travelled from Texas on a group pilgrimage to Mount Kailash. Their daughters, Shreya and Ashna Ahuja, told the BBC that they lost contact with their parents shortly before the floods struck and have since approached US authorities and embassies in India, Nepal and China for information about their whereabouts.The US State Department said about 90 US citizens may have been impacted by the disaster, while three Americans have been rescued. Officials said the US embassy in Nepal was working with local authorities and tour operators to assist affected Americans.The disaster also affected at least 77 people travelling with the Isha Foundation on a Kailash pilgrimage. The group was at an immigration facility near the border when the flash flood hit, according to the BBC.Initial reports suggested an earthquake may have triggered an ice avalanche and landsli...