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Avalanche at Himlung Himal Base Camp Leaves 10 Missing

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC · How we work

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Avalanche Strikes Basecamp

An avalanche at Himlung Himal base camp left at least ten people missing.
Expedition organiser Mingma Gyalje Sherpa said two kitchen staff are among the missing.
Heavy snowfall and persistent rain in Manang district preceded the avalanche.
The Department of Tourism advised suspending all trekking and climbing in the region.
Rising Tinau River waters swept away six houses and forced evacuation of 1,000 residents in Rupandehi district.

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Barun Bhandari Coordinates Helicopter

Rescue helicopters need an extra permit to reach Himlung Himal, delaying the search.
Barun Bhandari of Himalayan Holidays is coordinating with the tourism board to send a rescue helicopter.
Rishi Bhandari, Expedition Operators Association Nepal secretary, confirmed ten missing.
A United Arab Emirates climbing team was scheduled to arrive on October 1 before the avalanche.
Ram Krishna Lamichhane, tourism director general, said authorities are closely monitoring the avalanche.

History

Historical Context

On 25 April 2015 a magnitude 7.8 quake struck Gorkha, Nepal, triggering a Pumori avalanche that swept into Everest Base Camp and killed at least 22 climbers while stranding thousands of trekkers. The disaster, the deadliest on the mountain since a 2014 slide, prompted Nepal’s Department of Disaster Management to halt tourism and sparked calls for better weather monitoring and permit procedures.

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Avalanche Strikes Basecamp

An avalanche at Himlung Himal base camp left at least ten people missing.
Expedition organiser Mingma Gyalje Sherpa said two kitchen staff are among the missing.
Heavy snowfall and persistent rain in Manang district preceded the avalanche.
The Department of Tourism advised suspending all trekking and climbing in the region.
Rising Tinau River waters swept away six houses and forced evacuation of 1,000 residents in Rupandehi district.

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