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Six Missing in Avalanche as Severe Weather Batters Nepal
Tourism authorities urged climbers to halt expeditions as heavy snowfall and rain disrupted routes and triggered avalanches, floods and landslides across Nepal.
- On Sunday, an avalanche struck the base camp of Himlung Himal in western Nepal, leaving 10 people missing on the 7,126-metre mountain in Manang district bordering Tibet.
- Rishi Bhandari, general secretary of the Expedition Operators Association Nepal, confirmed two missing individuals were affiliated with Imagine Nepal Pvt Ltd, while eight were with Himalayan Holidays Nepal.
- Heavy snowfall and persistent rainfall plagued the region for several days, forcing climbers to retreat from autumn expeditions before the avalanche struck.
- Relentless rainfall across Nepal since Thursday has triggered fresh floods and landslides nationwide, while the Department of Tourism coordinates search and rescue operations.
- This latest weather disruption follows devastating floods in Rasuwa last month that killed nearly 1,400 people; authorities continue warning of avalanche and flash flood risks.
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At least 10 local climbers and guides are missing after an avalanche hit the base camp of Mount Himlung in central Nepal early Sunday morning, the expedition organizer said.
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At least ten Nepalese mountaineers and guides are missing in the Himlung base camp, at 7,126 metres above sea level, after an avalanche on Sunday (27), one expedition organizer reported. — Eight members of our expedition team and two others belonging to the other company are missing — said Bibhuti Chand Thakur of Himalaya Holidays Trekking. — All are Nepalese — added.
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Persistent rain, snowfall also trigger landslides and flooding in other parts of the country, with at least 1 killed
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