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Himlung Himal Avalanche Death Toll Rises to 7; Search Continues for 9 Missing Nepalese
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News18•30-09-2026, 20:30
Himlung Himal Avalanche Death Toll Rises to 7; Search Continues for 9 Missing Nepalese
- •Three more bodies were recovered from Nepal's Himlung Himal peak on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll from Sunday's avalanche to seven.
- •The avalanche struck the base camp of the 7,126-metre Himlung Himal peak in the Nar Phu area, burying tents where 16 people, including supporting staff and mountain guides, were sheltering.
- •Seven bodies have been recovered so far, with nine Nepalese individuals still missing.
- •Rescue operations, initially hampered by bad weather, resumed on Wednesday, leading to the discovery of the additional bodies.
- •A 14-member rescue team is actively searching for the missing workers and guides, who were preparing for the climbing season amidst continuous rain and snowfall.
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The death toll in the Himlung Himal avalanche has risen to seven after rescue workers recovered three more bodies from the site on Wednesday, following the disaster that struck on Sunday.
A total of nine people, all of whom are Nepalese supporting staff and mountain guides, remain missing after the avalanche struck the base camp in Nepal's Manang district.
The avalanche occurred amid continuous rain and snowfall in Nepal's mountain districts, which also hampered rescue operations at the accident site on Tuesday before they could resume on Wednesday.
