Overloaded Nepal bus documented before disaster struck
Israeli Michal Alruay 'felt something was wrong' when she saw dozens of people seated on roof of bus that overturned in Nepal, claiming lives of 2 Israelis.
Michal Alruay, one of the Israelis injured in the overturn of a tour bus in Nepal, took a picture of the dozens of passengers that were crammed in and on top of the bus before the disaster happened, feeling that something bad was about to occur.
"There were dozens of people on the roof and it seemed very strange. I said that I have to take a picture because it didn't look right." Half an hour later, the bus flipped over, claiming the lives of 11 passengers, including two Israelis.
23-year-old Alruay said that when she stepped out of the bus, along with her friend Omer Shemesh, who was killed in the crash, the view of the bus from the side struck her as odd.
Later on, Nepalese authorities determined that overloading had caused the bus traveling from Kathmandu to the Langtang national park in Nepal to overturn, resulting in the deaths of 21-year-old Shemesh and 30-year-old Shira Dabush. Their partners, who were also on the bus, Eyal Ankor and Yigal Shrivker, were lightly injured. Two other Israelis, Alruay and Einav Atias, sustained minor injuries.
"My friend Einav and I are still recovering in the hospital and plan to take a flight on Tuesday, so that we can reach Israel by Wednesday."
Meanwhile, the Chabad House is continuing in its efforts to aid the injured. The bodies of the two women killed in the crash are expected to land in Israel on Monday morning.
"We are trying to do everything we can to alleviate the suffering of the wounded, who suffered not only physical injuries, but were exposed to difficult sights and an emotionally shaking experience," said Chabad envoy in Nepal, Rebbetzen Chani Lifshitz. "We try not to leave them alone for even one moment, and pamper them with hot, home-cooked meals."
