At least three Vietnamese hikers are among dozens of people who have died following an avalanche and a blizzard in Nepal’s Himalayas, with many believed to be missing, according to the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN).
Ganga Ram Pant, chief executive officer of TAAN, told
Tuoi Tre by phone on Thursday that at least three Vietnamese lost their lives in the avalanche and blizzard on Tuesday which killed 32 people.
Ganga said the names of the three deceased Vietnamese have not been determined yet.
AFP quoted Ganesh Rai, the police official in charge of the rescue effort, as saying that local workers using helicopters and battling waist-deep snow have airlifted 154 people to safety, including 76 foreigners.
Local officials told AFP that 23 bodies have been found on the popular Annapurna circuit trekking route, while five climbers who were staying at a mountain base camp when it was hit by an avalanche could not be found and were presumed dead.
Three Nepalese yak herders were also killed when severe weather triggered by the tail end of Cyclone Hudhud hit the picturesque Annapurna region in central Nepal, according to AFP.
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