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Nepal avalanche: 2 bodies recovered, 14 climbers and staff missing

September 27, 2026 8:06 pm

At least 14 people are missing after an avalanche struck Himlung Himal in Nepal's Manang district amid heavy snowfall warnings. Rescue operations are underway.

Rescue teams search for climbers after an avalanche struck Camp 3 of Mount Manaslu in Nepal. (Image: X)

Indian-German climber, Nepali Sherpa guide killed in Mount Manaslu avalanche

September 21, 2026 11:17 am

Indian-German climber Dhruva Jyoti Guha and Nepali Sherpa Fursemba Sherpa were killed after an avalanche struck their tent at Camp 3 of Mount Manaslu amid adverse weather conditions.

Her family was performing her last rites. Then, rescuers heard a faint voice in mud

September 06, 2026 11:19 pm

After Nepal’s deadly August 26 floods, 64-year-old Chandrika Shrestha’s family had given up hope. Then rescuers heard her voice beneath the mud and found her alive.

Nepal floods: They stopped hoping he was alive. Then they found a hand

September 06, 2026 7:07 am

Raj Kumar Diyali, his wife Shriti and their young son went missing when floods swept through Rasuwa in August. His family has stopped hoping he is alive and is now waiting for a DNA test on a hand found downstream, just to know for certain.

‘I knew I was going to die’: Indian-American couple’s terrifying Nepal flood escape

August 31, 2026 6:48 am

Anjana Raja and Pattabiraman Venkatesan were travelling towards the Nepal-China border on a pilgrimage to Tibet when the disaster struck near Timure. The couple later described their terrifying escape to CBS News.

‘A warrior’: How a 97-year-old survived Nepal floods

August 30, 2026 7:32 am

Her great-nephew, Dipak Bohara, told BBC Nepali that Guna Maya Bohara looked like "a warrior" returning victorious from battle after rescuers spent four hours freeing her from the rubble of her care home.