Avalanche on Mount Himlung kills 15, leaves one missing
Rescuers recovered eight bodies at the base camp of Mount Himlung in Nepal on Thursday, bringing the death toll from the avalanche to 15, while one climber remains missing.1
The avalanche, which occurred during severe weather on Sunday, also led to the discovery of ten other climbers from the same group, and is described as one of the worst mountaineering disasters in Nepal’s history.1