Overview
- Officials confirmed five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides died after an avalanche swept through the camp on Yalung Ri.
- Five people were injured at the base camp located around 4,900 meters in Nepal’s Dolakha district.
- A rescue helicopter was forced to turn back due to deteriorating conditions, with another attempt planned at dawn on Tuesday.
- Ground teams from the army and police are advancing to the site to continue search and recovery operations.
- Authorities have not yet confirmed the nationalities or identities of the foreign victims, and earlier reports of three deaths and eight missing were updated.