Manasi Parekh is finally back in Mumbai after enduring a difficult and uncertain journey through areas devastated by flooding near the Nepal-Tibet border. The actor had been travelling through Tibet as part of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra when landslides and severely disrupted road conditions turned her return trip into an ordeal.
Manasi Parekh on getting out of China after a four-hour wait
Manasi’s group found themselves stranded when a major landslide struck near the Chinese town of Nyalam, forcing them to remain inside their bus for hours before the road cleared. Sharing her experience on social media after reaching Mumbai, she wrote, “Thank you so much for all the love, messages, calls and prayers.. the last 3-4 days have been overwhelming and getting out of China and reaching the Nepal border felt like winning a war.. there was a huge land slide at the China town of Nyalam which kept us waiting in our bus for 4 hours till we could start our journey out of China by road.”
Manasi Parekh on crossing a second landslide on foot
Even after clearing the first obstacle, the group’s journey remained far from smooth. Upon reaching the Nepal border, they encountered yet another landslide, this time forcing them to abandon their bus and walk across the damaged stretch to reach vehicles waiting on the other side. “Then after a long bus ride of 40 miles we reached the border of Nepal where there had been another landslide which we had to walk through as there was no other way for us to make it till the buses waiting on the other side,” she recounted.The journey’s last leg proved just as taxing, with Manasi describing the ride to Kathmandu as one of the roughest she’s experienced. “And then it was the bumpiest bus ride of our lives as we made our way to Kathmandu which was 4 hours away. But all this was worth it because it meant coming back to Mumbai, to my family and getting to kiss my daughter,” she wrote, reflecting on what kept her going through the ordeal.
Manasi Parekh’s chilling coincidence
In an earlier post, Manasi had revealed a particularly unsettling detail, she had visited one of the disaster-affected locations just five days before the flooding struck. Sharing visuals of the devastation on August 27, she wrote, “This is what happened. We were sup to be here tomorrow morning,” expressing disbelief at how quickly the landscape had transformed. “I was literally welcomed at this spot 5 days ago. So warmly! And now the whole place is submerged.“
About the Nepal-Tibet flash floods
The flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border region on August 26, causing extensive damage across parts of the Himalayan belt. Nepal’s Rasuwa district was among the worst-hit areas, with downstream regions like Nuwakot and Dhading also affected. Several bridges and road sections were damaged or completely washed away, along with homes and other infrastructure in the affected zones. Manasi was travelling with a group on the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage when the disaster disrupted their return journey, and she has now safely made it back to Mumbai.
Manasi Parekh on the work front
On the professional front, Manasi’s most recent theatrical release is the Gujarati crime thriller ‘Shubhchintak’, which hit theatres on May 30, 2025.
