Overview
- Police say five survivors were evacuated by helicopter on Tuesday morning, with recovery and identification efforts continuing.
- The avalanche struck Monday morning at the 5,630‑meter base camp of a 15‑member expedition heading for Yalung Ri in eastern Nepal.
- Reports on the victims’ nationalities conflict, with police citing two Nepalis among the dead and referencing an Italian and a Canadian, while the operator Dreamers Destination lists a German, three Italians, a French climber, and two Nepalis.
- Sherpa Phurba Tenjing reported seeing seven bodies at the site, and Dreamers Destination says it plans to retrieve the remains.
- In a separate incident, Italy’s foreign ministry confirmed two Italians on Panbari were found dead after losing contact during last week’s storms.