KATHMANDU: Dire weather has forced Nepal to suspend search operations after a Himalayan avalanche caused what is feared to be the worst expedition disaster in over a decade, the National Mountain Guide Association said on Tuesday (Sep 29).
Since the avalanche swept through the base camp of the 7,126m Himlung peak early on Sunday, four bodies have been recovered while 12 people remain missing.
“The conditions are very challenging,” said Tul Singh Gurung, president of the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association. “The search has been paused”.
The 12 missing people are all Nepali workers preparing for later expeditions on Himlung, near the…
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