Overview
- Authorities report nine fatalities across two separate incidents in the Nepalese Himalaya, including five Italian climbers.
- The Italian foreign ministry says three Italian deaths are confirmed — Alessandro Caputo and Stefano Farronato on Panbari Himal, and Paolo Cocco after the Yalung Ri avalanche.
- Farnesina reports no contact with seven Italians, including Marco Di Marcello and Markus Kirchler in the Yalung Ri area, as searches continue.
- Abruzzo regional president Marco Marsilio announced that Di Marcello’s body was identified by rescuers, while Kirchler remains unaccounted for.
- Survivors and guides describe hours‑long delays in helicopter approvals for evacuations, and Italy’s Consul General Riccardo Dalla Costa has arrived in Kathmandu to coordinate with Nepali authorities.