Nepal rescuers call off search for trekkers after new avalanches

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Rescuers in Nepal called off efforts on Monday to find seven people, including four South Korean trekkers, after fresh avalanches hit the Annapurna region where the group went missing last week, an official said. Three Nepali guides were among the group struck by an avalanche on Friday along the popular

KATHMANDU - Rescuers in Nepal called off efforts on Monday to find seven people, including four South Korean trekkers, after fresh avalanches hit the Annapurna region where the group went missing last week, an official said.

A military helicopter flew an army search and rescue team and sherpa climbers to the area, but"bad weather, heavy snow and continuous avalanches" prevented them from landing, said Mira Acharya, a tourism department official. Avalanches and bad weather had also prevented a search on Sunday by seven rescuers from the Trekking Agents’ Association of Nepal, who reached the site at Deurali, about 150 km northwest of the capital, Kathmandu.

 

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