HENRIETTA, N.Y. — Rochester’s Bhutanese community came together Thursday night to pray for the people of Nepal following last week’s catastrophic floods.
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Organizers said you don’t have to look far to find someone who lost a loved one in the floods.
“We are asking our people to pray. Pray for our community, pray for our people of Nepal, pray for our family who has lost sons, daughters, parents — we are grieving right now,” Khadka said.
“Being able to come together as one community and pray together is real comfort,” Khadka said.
The Bhutanese Community of Greater Rochester is accepting donations to send back to Nepal. For a link to donate, click here.
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