Avalanche sweeps Nepal mountain, killing 2 and leaving 12 missing
Rescuers are searching for missing Nepali guides and kitchen staff as severe weather and buried tents have slowed helicopter access.
- On Sunday, September 27, 2026, an avalanche swept Mount Himlung in north-central Nepal, killing at least two people and leaving 12 others missing, officials said.
- Heavy rain and snowfall have impacted the region since Thursday, triggering the avalanche. Manang District authorities restricted trekking in high-altitude areas from September 25 to 27 due to deteriorating weather conditions.
- The Nepal National Mountain Guide Association confirmed all victims were Nepali nationals, including two climbing guides found deceased and 14 kitchen staff remaining missing after the avalanche buried base camp tents.
- Rescuers airlifted two bodies and 10 survivors to a nearby town by helicopter. Manang District administrator Mukti Prasad Khanal said search efforts for the remaining missing would resume at first light Monday.
- This avalanche compounds risks for Nepal's vital tourism sector, which is still recovering from August flooding that killed more than 1,400 people and left nearly 6,000 missing.
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The mountaineer Mingma G Sherpa, who runs the rescue, said operations are complicated by difficult weather conditions.
The storm makes rescue work difficult in an enclave at 7,126 meters, where kitchen workers and guides are still not located
Two bodies have been pulled from the rubble of an avalanche that hit a group of climbers in Nepal's Himalayas. About a dozen people are suspected to be still missing. The avalanche hit the Himlung Himal base camp, in Manang district. The group consisted of Nepalese nationals, including climbers and members of the support staff, who had gone ahead of foreign climbers to prepare the camp and set up climbing ropes.It is reported that bad weather an…
Himlung Himal avalanche: 12 Nepalese workers missing as rescue begins
A rescue team has reached Himlung Himal base camp to search for 12 missing Nepalese workers and guides after an avalanche. Bad weather and dangerous mountain conditions are hampering efforts as Nepal faces another mountain tragedy.
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