Vigil takes place in Ascot for Nepal flash flood disaster:
The gathering at the Ascot War Memorial on Wednesday evening was held by Friends of Nepal UK.
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Vigil in Ascot remembers Nepal flood victimsRepresentatives of different faiths joined the candlelight gathering on 16 September.
- More than 1,300 people died in the flash flood that swept through Nepalese border villages on 26 August.
- The flood is believed to have been triggered by a glacial collapse in a Himalayan valley along the Nepal-Tibet border.
- Friends of Nepal UK held the candlelight vigil at Ascot War Memorial on Wednesday evening, 16 September.
- Representatives of different faiths attended; organisers described the small vigil as a quiet act of remembrance.
At a time of immense loss for the people of Nepal, we wish simply to stand together - in remembrance, solidarity and hope.— Said by Friends of Nepal UK during the Ascot vigil, expressing a wish to stand together in remembrance, solidarity and hope for Nepal.
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