Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Rescuers Search for 12 Missing After Himlung Himal Avalanche
An avalanche hit a camp near Himlung Himal in Nepal.
The mountain is 7,126 meters high.
Snow buried a tent where climbers and workers were staying.
Officials said 12 Nepali workers and guides were missing.
Two people who died were being taken from a hospital to Kathmandu.
A 14-person rescue team flew to the camp to search.
The team is looking in places where people may be buried.
Rain, snow, and difficult mountain conditions are making the work harder.
The people were preparing the mountain route for the climbing season.
An avalanche struck the Himlung Himal base camp in Nepal’s Manang district on Sunday.
The avalanche buried a tent where nine climbers and 13 support staff were sheltering.
Officials said 12 Nepali workers and guides were missing, while two deaths were reported.
A 14-member rescue team reached the base camp by helicopter from Chame on Monday.
Bad weather, persistent rain and snow, and difficult mountain conditions are hampering the search.
- Who
- Twelve Nepali workers and guides connected with Himalayan Holidays Nepal and Imagine Nepal Trek and Expedition were reported missing; two deaths were also reported.
- What
- An avalanche buried a tent at the Himlung Himal base camp, prompting a rescue and search operation.
- When
- The avalanche occurred on Sunday, and a 14-member rescue team began searching on Monday.
- Where
- At the Himlung Himal base camp in the Nar Phu area of Manang district, Nepal.
- Why
- The avalanche occurred amid persistent rain and snowfall that created dangerous mountain conditions.
- Missing people
- 12 Nepali workers and guides
- Reported deaths
- Two bodies were being transported from Chame Hospital to Kathmandu
- Mountain
- Himlung Himal, 7,126 meters high
- Buried shelter
- A tent occupied by nine climbers and 13 support staff
- Rescue team
- 14 members, transported by helicopter from Chame
- Organizations involved
- Himalayan Holidays Nepal and Imagine Nepal Trek and Expedition
- Search conditions
- Bad weather, persistent rain and snow, and difficult high-altitude terrain
