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Two bodies recovered from avalanche at Mt Himlung base camp in Manang
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- Sep 27, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC
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Place in Gandaki Province, Nepal
Manang is a town in the Manang District of Nepal. It is located at 28°40'0N 84°1'0E with an elevation of 3,519 metres (11,545 ft). According to the preliminary results of the 2011 Nepal census, the district has a population of 6,527 people living in 1,495 individual households. Its population density is 3 persons/km2.
More on Wikipedia ↗The huge snowfall triggered an avalanche that buried Himlung Base Camp under at least two meters of snow. Hope for survivors is quickly fading.
Nepal avalanche updates: Rescue teams recover two additional bodies from the Himlung Himal base camp site while twelve climbers and support staff remain missing following heavy snowfall and severe weather in the region.
Himlung avalanche death toll reaches four as two more bodies recovered