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Deadly Avalanche Buries Himalayan Camp, Killing 15 Nepali Workers
- •An avalanche killed at least 15 Nepali workers preparing a mountain camp for foreign climbers in central Nepal, marking the deadliest incident of the Autumn climbing season.
- •The incident occurred at the base camp of the 7,126-meter Himlung Himal mountain in Manang district, where workers were setting up tents and ropes.
- •Rescuers have recovered 15 bodies, with eight found on Thursday and seven earlier in the week; one worker remains missing with dim chances of survival.
- •Foreign climbers had not yet arrived at the site when the avalanche struck.
- •The incident highlights the increasing perils of mountain work in Nepal due to accelerating glacier melt caused by climate change.
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An avalanche struck the base camp of the 7,126-metre Himlung Himal mountain in Nepal's Manang district, burying Nepali workers who were pitching tents and fixing ropes for foreign climbers. The incident occurred during the autumn climbing season as accelerating climate change makes glacial melting and mountain work increasingly perilous.
At least 15 Nepali workers were killed in the avalanche at the Himlung Himal base camp, with rescue teams recovering 15 bodies from the site and one worker remaining missing. Rescuers retrieved eight bodies from under the snow on Thursday and seven earlier in the week, with expectations to transport them to Kathmandu.
Foreign climbers had not yet reached the site at the time the avalanche buried the base camp. The camp was being prepared by local Nepali workers, who were busy pitching tents and fixing ropes for the upcoming climbing season.
