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| Nepal Annapurna: Trekking disaster toll reaches 39 | Nepal Annapurna: Trekking disaster toll reaches 39 |
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| Snowstorms and avalanches have killed 39 trekkers on a popular hiking route in the Himalayas, Nepali officials say. | Snowstorms and avalanches have killed 39 trekkers on a popular hiking route in the Himalayas, Nepali officials say. |
| After a fourth day of searches, 384 people have been rescued from the Annapurna trail, 216 of them foreigners, in the country's worst-ever trekking disaster. | After a fourth day of searches, 384 people have been rescued from the Annapurna trail, 216 of them foreigners, in the country's worst-ever trekking disaster. |
| Helicopters have been searching parts of the trail high as 5,790m (19,000ft) for survivors. | Helicopters have been searching parts of the trail high as 5,790m (19,000ft) for survivors. |
| The government said the priority was to rescue 22 stranded hikers. | The government said the priority was to rescue 22 stranded hikers. |
| The trekkers are stranded at Thorung La pass, and face a shortage of food and water. Army helicopters tried to rescue them but failed after being unable to land. | The trekkers are stranded at Thorung La pass, and face a shortage of food and water. Army helicopters tried to rescue them but failed after being unable to land. |
| The BBC's Andrew North in Nepal says that it is still unclear which climbers have been accounted for and which are still missing. | The BBC's Andrew North in Nepal says that it is still unclear which climbers have been accounted for and which are still missing. |
| The task of the authorities is made more complicated because there are thousands of climbers in Nepal at this time of the year. | The task of the authorities is made more complicated because there are thousands of climbers in Nepal at this time of the year. |
| Severe frostbite | Severe frostbite |
| Army helicopters tried unsuccessfully to rescue them on Saturday between the Mustang and Dolpa districts, government rescue coordinator Suresh Acharya said. | Army helicopters tried unsuccessfully to rescue them on Saturday between the Mustang and Dolpa districts, government rescue coordinator Suresh Acharya said. |
| Twenty bodies have been recovered but 19 bodies are still in the snow and a rescue team will be deployed on Sunday to dig them out and retrieve them by air, he said. | Twenty bodies have been recovered but 19 bodies are still in the snow and a rescue team will be deployed on Sunday to dig them out and retrieve them by air, he said. |
| One of the main trekking routes - the Thorung La pass, the high point of the Annapurna Circuit - is now "relatively safe" after the army cleared snow, he said earlier. | One of the main trekking routes - the Thorung La pass, the high point of the Annapurna Circuit - is now "relatively safe" after the army cleared snow, he said earlier. |
| Rescuers have only limited resources and most of the missing and dead are believed to be at the maximum heights that helicopters can reach. | Rescuers have only limited resources and most of the missing and dead are believed to be at the maximum heights that helicopters can reach. |
| Nepalese, Japanese, Israeli, Canadian, Indian, Slovak, Vietnamese and Polish trekkers are said to be among the dead. | Nepalese, Japanese, Israeli, Canadian, Indian, Slovak, Vietnamese and Polish trekkers are said to be among the dead. |
| Many survivors have been left with severe frostbite and will have to have limbs amputated. | Many survivors have been left with severe frostbite and will have to have limbs amputated. |
| Nepal earns huge revenues from the tens of thousands of trekkers and climbers who flock to the Himalayas every year. | Nepal earns huge revenues from the tens of thousands of trekkers and climbers who flock to the Himalayas every year. |
| However, it remains a very poor country and the authorities here have struggled to cope with the scale of this disaster, our correspondent says. | However, it remains a very poor country and the authorities here have struggled to cope with the scale of this disaster, our correspondent says. |
| This has been a particularly deadly year for Nepal's trekking and mountaineering industry. | This has been a particularly deadly year for Nepal's trekking and mountaineering industry. |
| An avalanche on Mount Everest in April killed 16 Sherpa guides and resulted in a significant drop in the number of expeditions to the world's highest peak. | An avalanche on Mount Everest in April killed 16 Sherpa guides and resulted in a significant drop in the number of expeditions to the world's highest peak. |
| The latest disaster comes at the height of the trekking period. | The latest disaster comes at the height of the trekking period. |
| What is the Annapurna Circuit? | What is the Annapurna Circuit? |
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