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Nepal: Evacuation of stranded Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims resumes

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 22pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:times new roman,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:times new roman;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:en-in">In Nepal, the evacuation of strandedKailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims  has resumed. 96 pilgrims have beenevacuated from Simikot today. 73 pilgrims were evacuated through 5 commercialflights this morning and another 23 were airlifted by a Nepal Army helicopter.250 pilgrims were also brought to Simikot from Hilsa by helicopters. </span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:times new roman,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:times new roman;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:en-in">Ourcorrespondent reports that over 1300 pilgrims are still stranded in Simikot,Hilsa and on the Tibetan side.  158 pilgrims were evacuated fromSimikot yesterday through 10 commercial flights.</span></p>''<p></p>

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