Two Bodies Found After Avalanche Strikes Himalayan Climbing Group

Rescue teams have recovered two bodies after an avalanche struck a group of climbers in the Nepalese Himalayas, and are continuing to search for at least ten Nepalese people who were part of the group.

The climbers were reportedly preparing to guide an ascent of Himlung Himal, a peak in Nepal's Himalayan range popular with mountaineering expeditions, when the avalanche struck.

Search and rescue operations in high-altitude terrain are difficult and often slow, particularly when weather conditions are unstable. No further details on the cause of the avalanche or the condition of the missing climbers were immediately available.

Nepal's Himalayan peaks draw large numbers of foreign and domestic climbing expeditions each year, and avalanches remain one of the leading hazards for guides and support staff working on the mountains.