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Two bodies found after avalanche hits Himalayan climbing group
Rescuers are looking for at least 10 Nepalese people who were preparing to take climbers up the Himlung Himal peak.
BBC World•
Rescuers have recovered two bodies from the site of an avalanche that struck a climing group camping in the Nepalese part of the Himalayas.
Around a dozen people are still thought to be missing after a sheet of snow fell on the base camp of Himlung Himal peak on Manang district on Sunday morning.
The group of Nepalese nationals, including climbers and support staff, had been sent ahead of foreign climbers to prepare the camp and fix ropes on the mountain.
Nepal's mountain districts have seen persistent rain and snow in recent days, creating treacherous conditions for the country's economically important climbing tourism industry.