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Mountain range in Asia
The Himalayas, or Himalaya, is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the highest peaks on Earth, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than 100 peaks exceeding elevations of 7,200 metres above sea level lie in the Himalayas.
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Guides and support staff struck by disaster had been sent ahead of foreign climbers to prepare camp and fix ropes
At least 15 Nepali workers were killed after an avalanche buried a mountain camp they were preparing for foreign climbers in central Nepal, making it the deadliest incident of the country’s autumn climbing season, which ends this month.
An avalanche in Nepal's Himlung Himal killed 15 workers preparing a mountain camp for climbers, highlighting risks amid changing climate conditions. Read more at straitstimes.com.