{"id":17659,"date":"2026-08-28T22:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17659"},"modified":"2026-08-28T22:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:36:31","slug":"nepal-floods-spooked-by-visuals-reports-tourists-cancel-bookings-tour-operators-hit-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17659","title":{"rendered":"Nepal floods: Spooked by visuals &#038; reports, tourists cancel bookings, tour operators hit | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133599754,imgsize-125878,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/nepal-flood.jpg\" alt=\"Nepal floods: Spooked by visuals &amp; reports, tourists cancel bookings, tour operators hit\" title=\"At least 105 Indian tourists are among 384 travellers reported missing after flash floods swept through Nepal\u2019s Rasuwa district, which borders Tibet\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"At least 105 Indian tourists are among 384 travellers reported missing after flash floods swept through Nepal\u2019s Rasuwa district, which borders Tibet\">At least 105 Indian tourists are among 384 travellers reported missing after flash floods swept through Nepal\u2019s Rasuwa district, which borders Tibet<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Waves of distressing visuals and reports from flood-hit Nepal have spooked travellers, upended puja and winter holiday plans, sparked cancellations and left tour operators counting losses.<!-- --> Nepal is popular among Indian travellers for its affordability, proximity, cultural links and appeal as the first international destination.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Kolkata businessman Naresh Parnani was to fly to Kathmandu next week for a six-day vacation with his elderly mother and children. The family has instead decided to travel to Dubai.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>A Darjeeling couple had planned a 15-day trip to Mansarovar via Kerung in Sept. The Rs 4.4-lakh tour package included permits for entering Tibet. <!-- -->They cancelled the trip after watching videos of Kerung being swept away. Kolkata travel agents Anil Punjabi and Anjani Dhanuka had furrowed brows over rising cancellations even as many sought updates on the safety of other Nepal destinations like Kathmandu, Pokhara, Patan and Lumbini.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Ripples of anxiety also coursed through Jharkhand. Travel agencies reported 60-70% cancellations for late Sept and Oct. \u201cFamilies do not want to risk safety,\u201d Ranchi tour operator Amit Roy said. In Bihar, the number of tourists travelling to Kathmandu and Pokhara via Janakpur dropped to zero in the past two days. \u201cRoads are impassable, forcing us to cancel bookings,\u201d Sanjeev Kumar, of Bharat-Nepal Maitri Sewa bus, said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/nepal-floods-spooked-by-visuals-reports-tourists-cancel-bookings-tour-operators-hit\/articleshow\/133599743.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 105 Indian tourists are among 384 travellers reported missing after flash floods swept through Nepal\u2019s Rasuwa district, which borders Tibet Waves of distressing visuals and reports from flood-hit Nepal have spooked travellers, upended puja and winter holiday plans, sparked cancellations and left tour operators counting losses. 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