Overview
- Most reports from authorities and media put the death toll at seven, including five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides, though tallies and nationalities remain inconsistent across sources.
- Four climbers are still unaccounted for, and four injured were evacuated by helicopter to hospitals after aircraft finally reached the area on Tuesday.
- Severe weather repeatedly turned back helicopters on Monday, forcing rescuers to proceed on foot before limited aerial access opened.
- The 15-member team of foreign climbers and Nepali guides was acclimatizing at Yalung Ri before a planned ascent of the nearby Dolma Khang peak.
- Officials say recent heavy snowfall linked to Cyclone Montha likely destabilized the snowpack, and investigations continue as search operations proceed.