Avalanche at Nepal’s Himlung mountain leaves 2 workers dead, 14 missing

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-28 · 05:11 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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An avalanche struck the base camp of Himlung peak in Nepal near the Chinese border early Sunday, resulting in two confirmed fatalities and 14 individuals still missing. Rescuers resumed their search on Monday for the missing expedition workers. The avalanche buried tents under deep snow. Two bodies were recovered by rescuers working until 6 pm the previous evening. A team of eight mountain guides is involved in the ongoing search operation.

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A team of eight mountain guides was involved in the search operation.

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Two bodies were found, and rescuers continued searching for 14 expedition workers.

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The avalanche swept through the base camp of the 7,126-metre peak near the Chinese border early on Sunday.

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An avalanche occurred at Nepal's Himlung peak, resulting in at least two deaths and 14 missing.

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At least two people had been killed and 14 remained missing after an avalanche at Nepal’s Himlung peak, an official said on Monday, as rescuers resumed their search.The avalanche swept through the base camp of the 7,126-metre (23,400-foot) peak near the Chinese border early on Sunday, burying tents under deep snow.“Two bodies were found as rescuers worked until 6pm last night,” said Tul Singh Gurung, president of the Nepal-national-mountain-guide-association" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="210510" data-entity-type="organization">Nepal National Mountain Guide Association. “The search continues for 14 expedition workers who are still missing.”A team of eight mountain guides was involved in the search operation, he added.

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