Heavy Snowfall Blankets Upper Mustang and Muktinath Regions
Summary
Heavy snowfall has blanketed the Upper Mustang and Muktinath regions with up to one foot of accumulation, affecting local life and livestock farming while also impacting apple farming due to accompanying rain in lower Mustang.
Key Points
- Heavy snowfall is ongoing since Saturday night in Upper Mustang and Muktinath regions, accumulating up to one foot in settlement areas.
- This is the sixth snowfall of the season in the region, with some areas potentially seeing more than two feet if it continues.
- Snowfall is affecting local residents, livestock farmers, and apple farming during the critical flowering and pollination period.
- Experts attribute the unusual snowfall pattern to climate change effects impacting the Himalayan districts.
