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Ten climbers missing after avalanche strikes Himlung Himal base camp

Ten climbers are missing after an avalanche hit a base camp on Himlung Himal, where a Nepali team had been preparing to lead overseas climbers up the peak.

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ISS054-E-7851 - View of Earth - Himalayas - Ratna Chuli summits - Peri Himal Noth of Himlung Himal (cropped)
ISS054-E-7851 - View of Earth - Himalayas - Ratna Chuli summits - Peri Himal Noth of Himlung Himal (cropped) Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center

Ten climbers are missing after an avalanche struck a base camp on Himlung Himal in the Himalayas.

A Nepali mountaineering team had been preparing to take overseas climbers up the peak when the avalanche hit. The available information does not specify when the incident occurred or provide further details about the condition of those at the base camp.

Himlung Himal is the mountain involved in the expedition, and the missing climbers were part of the group being supported by the Nepali team. No additional information has been provided about their nationalities, the scale of the avalanche or any search and rescue operation.

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The latest known situation is that ten climbers remain missing following the avalanche. Further details about efforts to locate them and the impact on the planned ascent have not yet been supplied.

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