Miscellaneous
Three more bodies found; 41 rescued alive
Three more bodies have been recovered from the High Camp at Thorong La pass of the Annapurna circuit trail on Friday, pushing the death toll of unseasonal blizzards and avalanches to 32.
Ekantipur Report
Santa Bahadur Tamang, Anup Roy Chaudhary of West Bengal, India and one another unidentified body have been recovered from the snow blizzard. According to police, the bodies have been brought to Muktinath area via army helicopter.
The rescue team today rescued nine Nepalis, two Australian, four French, two Germans and two Indians from the High Camp at Thorong La pass.
Similarly, six Nepali and three Swiss tourists who were headed towards Dolpa from Kagbeni in Mustang and stranded in a place called Hok have also been rescued and brought to Pokhara for treatment, said Basu Thapa, Assistant Sub Inspector of Police at Mustang.
Likewise, eight Dutch and seven Nepalis from Charkavot of Dolpa, nine Canadian and 24 Nepalis from Upper Mustang and four Nepalis and two Israelis from the Tilicho Lake also have been rescued and brought to Jomsom, police said.