India, Aug. 30 -- A saree turned into a life-saving rope during the fatal flash floods in Nepal, and the garment has now become an invaluable part of the miraculous escape story for pilgrims from Tamil Nadu.

When several women were unable to scale a muddy slope, a couple, Ratnakumar and his wife Poonguzhali, who hail from Mayavaram, came to their rescue using a saree. Follow for live updates on Nepal floods here.

21 people from Tamil Nadu, while on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, witnessed the flood-ravaged Nepal.

For the pilgrims, a mountain storm transformed the pass between Syabru base and Kerung into a death trap, according to news agency PTI. However, amid all the chaos, heroism and miraculous events led to the rescue of those stra...