Avalanche kills 15 Nepali workers preparing Himalayan mountain camp for climbers
Rescuers have recovered 15 bodies and are still searching for one missing worker after the avalanche buried a base camp prepared for foreign climbers.
- At least 15 Nepali workers died when an avalanche buried a mountain camp at Himlung Himal in central Nepal's Manang district, officials confirmed on Thursday. The victims were preparing the site for foreign climbers who had not yet arrived.
- Rescuers have recovered 15 bodies from the site, said Tul Singh Gurung, president of the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association, with eight found Thursday and seven earlier this week. The operation is winding down with one worker still missing.
- The bodies recovered Thursday are expected to be brought by helicopter to Kathmandu, Gurung told Reuters. The avalanche struck the 7,126-metre Himlung Himal base camp over the weekend while staff were pitching tents and fixing ropes.
- Climate change is accelerating the melting of glaciers and ice, making the work of guides and porters increasingly perilous. Thousands of visitors flock to Nepal annually, creating employment for tens of thousands, yet these workers face growing mountain hazards.
- This tragedy marks the deadliest incident of the Autumn climbing season ending this month, as the rescue operation nears completion. The incident underscores the mounting risks faced by Nepali support staff in a warming Himalayan environment.
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Death Count In Nepal's Himlung Himal Peak Avalanche Reaches 15
The avalanche struck the base camp of the 7,126-metre Himlung Himal peak in the Nar Phu area of Nepal's Manang district, burying tents where 16 people, including support staff and mountain guides, were taking shelter.
The death toll from the avalanche that struck Himlung Himal Mountain near Nepal's border with China on September 27 has risen to 15.
Emergency services in Nepal have recovered fifteen bodies of mountaineers who were buried under an avalanche on Sunday. They were found at the base camp of Mount Himlung Himal, near the border with Tibet. One climber is still missing. The group was setting up the base camp on the mountain, which is over 7,000 meters high. They were pitching tents and attaching ropes for the climbing season, which is now starting. Most were mountain guides, but …
On Sunday, an avalanche drain captured a base camp on more than 7,000 metres high Himlung Himal in Nepal. More bodies have now been recovered. The dead are said to be Nepalese employees.
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