Overview
- Officials say five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides were killed when the avalanche hit a camp on Yalung Ri in Nepal’s Dolakha district.
- Five people were injured at the base camp at about 4,900 meters, and local police reports indicate others are still unaccounted for.
- Nationalities of the foreign victims have not been formally confirmed, despite differing claims in some local reports.
- A rescue helicopter was forced to turn back because of poor conditions, with authorities planning another attempt at dawn and deploying army and police teams on foot.
- Yalung Ri, a roughly 5,600-meter peak in the Rolwaling Valley, draws autumn expeditions, and fast-changing weather often complicates high‑altitude search and evacuation.