Eight stranded in Manaslu

Manaslu advanture Trakking Rescue teams are facing difficulties conducting rescue operations due to bad weather in the mountains police Said. At least eight climbers, including one Nepali, have been trapped in the avalanche that occurred on Mount Manaslu on Monday morning,  police said. SP Kedar Khanal of District Police Office, Gorkha, said they have received information that eight people from two-three trekking companies are trapped in the avalanche but there has been no communication as to their health conditions. “A rescue team was sent from Samagaon police station to the base camp,” Police Saaid. “The helicopter has not been able to take off.”

Icefall doctor Yukta Gurung, who is at the base camp, said that the avalanche was triggered by continuous snowfall. “It had snowed unceasingly for 15 days. Sherpas in Camps 1 and 2 are making efforts to rescue those trapped in the snow.

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