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| Four people have been killed and more than 150 others are out of contact after a snowstorm struck the Himalayan region of central Nepal, police say. | |
| “There has been heavy snowfall in the area, up to 3ft (91cm),” a police official, Ganesh Rai, said. “Among the dead are two Polish trekkers and one Israeli. A Nepali was also buried by the snow.” | “There has been heavy snowfall in the area, up to 3ft (91cm),” a police official, Ganesh Rai, said. “Among the dead are two Polish trekkers and one Israeli. A Nepali was also buried by the snow.” |
| Officials rescued 13 tourists who had been stranded in the storm after blizzards cleared on Wednesday. Rai said 168 tourists had registered to trek in Mustang along the popular Annapurna circuit this week, of whom 152 remained out of contact. | Officials rescued 13 tourists who had been stranded in the storm after blizzards cleared on Wednesday. Rai said 168 tourists had registered to trek in Mustang along the popular Annapurna circuit this week, of whom 152 remained out of contact. |
| A district official, Baburam Bhandari, said: “The phone network is not very good so we have not been able to get in touch with the missing, but we hope to find them later today.” | A district official, Baburam Bhandari, said: “The phone network is not very good so we have not been able to get in touch with the missing, but we hope to find them later today.” |
| Thousands of tourists visit the Annapurna region every October, when weather conditions are deemed favourable for hiking trips. However, Mustang has experienced unusually heavy snowfall this week as a result of cyclone Hudhud, which struck neighbouring India’s eastern coast at the weekend. | Thousands of tourists visit the Annapurna region every October, when weather conditions are deemed favourable for hiking trips. However, Mustang has experienced unusually heavy snowfall this week as a result of cyclone Hudhud, which struck neighbouring India’s eastern coast at the weekend. |