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| Nepal blizzards: Families of UK trekkers wait for news | Nepal blizzards: Families of UK trekkers wait for news |
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| Friends and relatives of Britons trekking in Nepal are anxiously waiting for news after a storm hit mountain ranges in the Himalayas. | Friends and relatives of Britons trekking in Nepal are anxiously waiting for news after a storm hit mountain ranges in the Himalayas. |
| The Foreign Office has been contacted by families who have not heard from British climbers for days. | The Foreign Office has been contacted by families who have not heard from British climbers for days. |
| But a spokeswoman said they had been in touch with Nepalese authorities and had not been informed of any British casualties. | But a spokeswoman said they had been in touch with Nepalese authorities and had not been informed of any British casualties. |
| At least 32 people were killed in the avalanches and blizzards this week. | |
| Concerned relatives have taken to Facebook and Twitter to ask for information about the British trekkers. | Concerned relatives have taken to Facebook and Twitter to ask for information about the British trekkers. |
| The Foreign Office said it could be the case that they are all safe but have been unable to get in touch with their families in the UK. | The Foreign Office said it could be the case that they are all safe but have been unable to get in touch with their families in the UK. |
| One British climber widely thought to have been missing has now been in touch with friends, explaining she had been "out of reach due to poor signal", according to posts on her Facebook page. | One British climber widely thought to have been missing has now been in touch with friends, explaining she had been "out of reach due to poor signal", according to posts on her Facebook page. |
| A total of 282 people have been rescued from the Annapurna mountain range following the disaster. | A total of 282 people have been rescued from the Annapurna mountain range following the disaster. |
| The bad weather hit a resting place 4,500m (14,800ft) above sea level, not far below the circuit's highest point, the Thorung La pass. | The bad weather hit a resting place 4,500m (14,800ft) above sea level, not far below the circuit's highest point, the Thorung La pass. |
| Some survivors are thought to be stranded in lodges and huts. | Some survivors are thought to be stranded in lodges and huts. |
| A British man who survived the storm claimed people had been "herded to their deaths" by ill-equipped guides. | A British man who survived the storm claimed people had been "herded to their deaths" by ill-equipped guides. |
| Paul Sherridan, 49, from Doncaster, said that a bad weather forecast meant they should have been prevented from going up the mountain. | Paul Sherridan, 49, from Doncaster, said that a bad weather forecast meant they should have been prevented from going up the mountain. |