Avalanche at Himlung Himal kills four, leaves twelve missing
An avalanche struck the base camp of Himlung Himal, a 7,126-metre peak in Nepal's Manang district, on Sunday morning, killing four climbers and leaving twelve people missing. Heavy snowfall before and after the disaster has prevented rescue helicopters and ground teams from reaching the site. The Nepal National Mountain Guide Association conducted extensive search efforts but recovered only bodies.
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An avalanche has killed four climbers and left twelve people missing at the base camp of Himlung Himal, a 7,126-metre peak in Nepal's Manang district near the Tibetan border, rescue officials said Monday. The group, mostly Nepalese support staff and climbers sent ahead of foreign expeditions to prepare camp and fix ropes, was buried under roughly 14 feet of snow when the avalanche struck on Sunday morning.
Heavy snowfall in the preceding days and poor weather since have hampered rescue operations, initially preventing helicopters and ground teams from reaching the site. The Nepal National Mountain Guide Association said its rescue team ascended the mountain hoping to find survivors but recovered only bodies after extensive search efforts under extremely difficult conditions.
At least eight members of one expedition team remain unaccounted for, according to a local trekking operator. The disaster adds to a difficult season for Nepal's mountaineering industry, which is still reeling from catastrophic August floods elsewhere in the country.
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