Dea*th toll reaches 15 in Manang avalanche, one still missing
Summary
The death toll from the avalanche in the Himlung area of Manang has risen to 15, with one person still missing. Search operations continue for 38-year-old Pasang Nuri Sherpa of Okhaldhunga, while 11 people were rescued from the group of 27 caught in the avalanche.
Key Points
- The avalanche in the Himlung area of Narphabhumi Rural Municipality-5, Manang, has killed 15 people and left one person missing.
- The missing person has been identified as 38-year-old Pasang Nuri Sherpa of Okhaldhunga.
- Police said 11 people were rescued safely from the 27-member group caught in the avalanche.
- The group had left Kathmandu on September 18 to establish a base camp in the Himlung area.
