4 Killed in Himalayan Snowstorm

Local Editor

A snowstorm in the Himalayan region of central Nepal has killed three foreign trekkers and a local, while more than 100 others remain out of contact, officials said on Wednesday.

"There has been heavy snowfall in the area, up to three feet [91 centimeters]," local police official Ganesh Rai said.

"Among the dead are two Polish trekkers and one "Israeli". A Nepali was also buried by the snow," he said.

More than 100 other foreign tourists remain out of contact in Mustang district, Rai said.
He said a total of 168 tourists had registered to trek in Mustang along the highly-popular Annapurna circuit this week.

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