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An avalanche at the base camp of Himlung Himal in Nepal killed two mountain guides and left 14 staff members missing after several days of severe weather. The incident occurred when heavy rain and snowfall triggered the disaster, affecting a remote area near Tibet’s border with limited communication access. Local police reported that there were at least 22 people at the base camp during the avalanche on Sunday morning. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, though exact numbers of missing individuals remain unclear due to the challenging conditions.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-27,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
An avalanche hit a base camp near Mount Himlung in Nepal on Sunday morning, killing at least two people and leaving 14 others missing. The victims were Nepali guides and staff preparing the area for foreign climbers ahead of the autumn climbing season. Heavy snowfall and rain over recent days contributed to the disaster. Rescuers are searching the remote region but poor weather conditions have hampered efforts; some reports suggest a high chance of survival due to fresh snow covering the site. This incident highlights risks faced by Nepal's mountain tourism industry, which is vital for the country’s economy.
Written for “Nepal Avalanche And Floods” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 13 other(s) covering the same event.
Two people have died when an avalanche struck the base camp of a mountain in Nepal with at least 14 others still missing.
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The avalanche hit the 7,126-meter (23,380-foot) Himlung Himal after several days of heavy rain and snowfall across the region.
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The dead and missing are all mountain guides and staff of Nepalese expedition companies who had been preparing the base camp for paying customers to climb the mountain.
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"There were a total of 14 kitchen staff members and two climbing guides from different companies who were missing," the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association said.
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"The two climbing guides have been found, but sadly, both were found deceased.
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Unclear how many are missing
There was conflicting information as to how many people were in the affected area near the border with Tibet at the time of disaster.
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Local police said there were at least 22 people at the base camp when the avalanche struck on Sunday morning.
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Bibhuti Chand Thakur, head of trekking company Himalayan Holidays Nepal, told news agency DPA that search and rescue operations were under way.
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"The chance of survival remains high because of fresh snow," he said, adding that he did not yet have a definitive number of missing or survivors, as the area is remote and cut off from communication.
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Authorities had warned of severe weather across Nepal over the weekend.
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Rain has affected much of the country since Thursday, with snowfall reported in the higher northern regions.
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The conditions have disrupted roads and trekking routes and led authorities to suspend climbing and trekking activities on several mountains.
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The latest avalanche comes as Nepal continues to recover from devastating floods in August that killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands missing.
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Edited by: Wesley Dockery
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