2 Bodies Of Climbers Missing In The Himalayan Evacuated, 5 Others Still Wanted

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JAKARTA - Rescue teams in Nepal found the bodies of two foreign climbers who died as a result of a snowfall that hit their expedition at the top of the Himalayan. Five other climbers are still being searched.

The bodies of an Italian climber and a French climber were excavated from heavy snow at the base camp of Mount Yalung Ri Himal, towering 5,630 meters (18,470 feet) in Dolakha district, northeast of Kathmandu, Dolakha police official, Gyan Kumar Mahato said.

Both were taken to the Education Hospital in the capital Kathmandu for an autopsy.

Reported by Reuters on Wednesday, November 5, three other foreign climbers and two Nepalese nationals were also feared to have died after the landslide on Monday.

Eight other people injured in the incident were rescued on Tuesday and sent to hospital in Kathmandu.

Yalung Ri is located in the Rolwaling Valley in northeastern Nepal, where climbers beat a route that includes a mixture of rocks, ice, and snow.

An Australian climber and two Italian climbers were killed at other peaks in western Nepal after heavy rains and heavy snow last week.

Many climbing routes in Nepal have been hit by unusual rain or heavy snow due to the impact of the Montha cyclone, prompting authorities to issue warnings to climbers and climbers.