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Nepal disaster: Anxious wait for families of UK trekkers Nepal disaster: Anxious wait for families of UK trekkers
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Friends and relatives of Britons trekking in Nepal are anxiously waiting for news after storms and avalanches hit the Himalayas.Friends and relatives of Britons trekking in Nepal are anxiously waiting for news after storms and avalanches hit the Himalayas.
At least 39 people have died in the storms and 150 have been injured, the Nepali authorities have said.At least 39 people have died in the storms and 150 have been injured, the Nepali authorities have said.
Others are missing and a Facebook page has been set up in an attempt to help find them.Others are missing and a Facebook page has been set up in an attempt to help find them.
A BBC correspondent in Nepal said some people not heard from could be on other trekking routes where they were safe.A BBC correspondent in Nepal said some people not heard from could be on other trekking routes where they were safe.
'Completely out of touch''Completely out of touch'
Many would be unable to contact their families even if they were not affected by the storms.Many would be unable to contact their families even if they were not affected by the storms.
"Once they are on the mountains they are completely out of touch," BBC correspondent Andrew North said."Once they are on the mountains they are completely out of touch," BBC correspondent Andrew North said.
The Foreign Office said it had no information so far that any Britons were among the casualties.The Foreign Office said it had no information so far that any Britons were among the casualties.
Mountaineer Alan Hinkes said many of those caught up in the storms would have been tourists.Mountaineer Alan Hinkes said many of those caught up in the storms would have been tourists.
"Normally the weather there is very pleasant. At the moment it must be horrendous. It seems they have been in white-out conditions," he said."Normally the weather there is very pleasant. At the moment it must be horrendous. It seems they have been in white-out conditions," he said.
"If you get caught out in those conditions, which are almost Arctic, you've had it."If you get caught out in those conditions, which are almost Arctic, you've had it.
"There would have been trekkers not knowing what they were letting themselves in for.""There would have been trekkers not knowing what they were letting themselves in for."
Mr Hinkes said the Nepali authorities needed more helicopters for the rescue effort.Mr Hinkes said the Nepali authorities needed more helicopters for the rescue effort.
A total of 282 people have been brought down from the Annapurna mountain range following the storms.A total of 282 people have been brought down from the Annapurna mountain range following the storms.
StrandedStranded
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 his party should not have been taken up the mountain because of the bad weather forecast.Paul Sherridan, 49, from Doncaster, said his party should not have been taken up the mountain because of the bad weather forecast.
One British climber, who had been missing, has now been in touch with friends. One Briton, who had been missing, has now been in touch with friends.
She said she had been "out of reach due to poor [internet] signal", according to posts on her Facebook page.She said she had been "out of reach due to poor [internet] signal", according to posts on her Facebook page.