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Families of missing pilgrims in Tibet demand answers from China

By Reuters
September 06, 2026
Rescue workers conduct search and rescue operations at the core disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port following the August 26 mudslide, in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, September 2, 2026.—Reuters
Rescue workers conduct search and rescue operations at the core disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port following the August 26 mudslide, in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, September 2, 2026.—Reuters

BEIJING: Priyanka Choudhary, an Indian-born Finnish citizen returning from a Hindu pilgrimage in Tibet, was at a border crossing with Nepal when a catastrophic mudslide hit.

She is one of 261 foreign nationals still missing in Tibet 10 days after the disaster, and her family and others seeking lost relatives are expressing frustration at Beijing’s response.

“There is no information on the China side,” said Choudhary’s brother Tarun. “We can’t go to China and talk to anyone, so I’m not able to understand how things are... There is no update from China about what is happening at Ground Zero, what is the situation over there.”