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Swedish Man Missing During Trekking In Nepal, Search Ops Launched
A 20-year-old Swedish tourist has gone missing from the Mardi mountain trekking route in Western Nepal, authorities said on Sunday.
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Nepal Bans Solo Trekking For Foreigners From April 1. Here's Why
The age of solo trekking for foreigners has ended in Nepal. Starting April 1, it is mandatory for individual backpackers to be accompanied by a licensed guide while roaming the mountains of Nepal, according to reports.
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Indian Woman Suffers Cardiac Arrest On Way To Everest Base Camp, Dies
A 52-year-old woman doctor from Mumbai died while trekking to the base camp of Mount Everest in Nepal, a family member said on Sunday.
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Rescued From Himalaya Trails, Trekkers Return To Find World In Turmoil
Stranded in Kathmandu, running out of cash and with no way to get home, Alexander Sys is one of hundreds of tourists whose Nepal trekking adventure abruptly ended in lockdown.
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Trekkers From South Korea, China Go Missing After Avalanche Hits Nepal's Annapurna Circuit
Several trekkers from South Korea and China went missing in Nepal after an avalanche hit a section of the Annapurna circuit trekking route on Friday afternoon, police said.
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Insurance Scam By Nepal's Trekking, Mountaineering Agencies Unearthed
A major insurance scam by Nepal's trekking and mountaineering agencies has been unearthed after a government probe found that they were involved in fake helicopter rescues and hospital treatment of foreign tourists, according to a media report.
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9 Israeli Trekkers Injured In Nepal
Nine Israeli tourists on a hiking expedition in a mountainous region in north Nepal sustained injuries, while one is critical, when a jeep they were travelling in met with an accident.
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Despite Back-To-Back Disasters, Climbers Return To Everest
Last year, Sherpas had already set up two camps above Base Camp when the earthquake unleashed an avalanche that tore into the tent city, burying climbers and staff. Nineteen people were killed, 61 were injured and the pre-prepared route of ropes and ladders was destroyed. When the Sherpas refused to rebuild the route, the season was scrubbed. There...
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30 Passengers Killed in Nepal After Bus Plunges Over Cliff
A packed passenger bus plunged over a cliff and killed 30 people in central Nepal today , a senior local official said.
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Landslide near Nepals popular Annapurna trek route kills 30
Landslides triggered by torrential rain in Nepal swept through villages today, killing at least 30 people close to the nation's most popular trekking circuit, home ministry officials said.
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Tourism-Reliant Nepal to Seek Assurances Everest is Safe After Earthquakes
Nepal will ask international experts to assess the safety of Mount Everest trekking trails in an effort to convince tourists it is safe to return after two devastating earthquakes closed most routes.
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Nepal Earthquake: 53 Bodies Found as Search Resumes in Trekking Village
Nepali soldiers and police have recovered the bodies of 53 trekkers and villagers buried in avalanches set off by an earthquake in April, and were digging through snow and rocks with shovels and hoes today for signs of more victims.
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About 100 Bodies Found in Nepal Trekking Village
Nepali police and local volunteers found the bodies of about 100 trekkers and villagers buried in an avalanche set off by last month's devastating earthquake and were digging through snow and ice for signs of dozens more missing, officials said on Monday.
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Nepal Earthquake: 3 Survive 8 Days Under Rubble; But Many Trekkers Dead
Three people were pulled out alive from the rubble of their home eight days after Nepal's devastating earthquake, an official said on Sunday, but rescuers have found about 50 bodies on a popular trekking route that was hit by an avalanche.
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250 Missing After Avalanche Hits Nepal Trekking Route
Around 250 people are feared missing after an avalanche on Tuesday hit an area of Nepal that is on a popular trekking route and near the epicentre of a devastating earthquake, a local official said.
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Swedish Man Missing During Trekking In Nepal, Search Ops Launched
A 20-year-old Swedish tourist has gone missing from the Mardi mountain trekking route in Western Nepal, authorities said on Sunday.
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Nepal Bans Solo Trekking For Foreigners From April 1. Here's Why
The age of solo trekking for foreigners has ended in Nepal. Starting April 1, it is mandatory for individual backpackers to be accompanied by a licensed guide while roaming the mountains of Nepal, according to reports.
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Indian Woman Suffers Cardiac Arrest On Way To Everest Base Camp, Dies
A 52-year-old woman doctor from Mumbai died while trekking to the base camp of Mount Everest in Nepal, a family member said on Sunday.
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Rescued From Himalaya Trails, Trekkers Return To Find World In Turmoil
Stranded in Kathmandu, running out of cash and with no way to get home, Alexander Sys is one of hundreds of tourists whose Nepal trekking adventure abruptly ended in lockdown.
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Trekkers From South Korea, China Go Missing After Avalanche Hits Nepal's Annapurna Circuit
Several trekkers from South Korea and China went missing in Nepal after an avalanche hit a section of the Annapurna circuit trekking route on Friday afternoon, police said.
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Insurance Scam By Nepal's Trekking, Mountaineering Agencies Unearthed
A major insurance scam by Nepal's trekking and mountaineering agencies has been unearthed after a government probe found that they were involved in fake helicopter rescues and hospital treatment of foreign tourists, according to a media report.
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9 Israeli Trekkers Injured In Nepal
Nine Israeli tourists on a hiking expedition in a mountainous region in north Nepal sustained injuries, while one is critical, when a jeep they were travelling in met with an accident.
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Despite Back-To-Back Disasters, Climbers Return To Everest
Last year, Sherpas had already set up two camps above Base Camp when the earthquake unleashed an avalanche that tore into the tent city, burying climbers and staff. Nineteen people were killed, 61 were injured and the pre-prepared route of ropes and ladders was destroyed. When the Sherpas refused to rebuild the route, the season was scrubbed. There...
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30 Passengers Killed in Nepal After Bus Plunges Over Cliff
A packed passenger bus plunged over a cliff and killed 30 people in central Nepal today , a senior local official said.
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Landslide near Nepals popular Annapurna trek route kills 30
Landslides triggered by torrential rain in Nepal swept through villages today, killing at least 30 people close to the nation's most popular trekking circuit, home ministry officials said.
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Tourism-Reliant Nepal to Seek Assurances Everest is Safe After Earthquakes
Nepal will ask international experts to assess the safety of Mount Everest trekking trails in an effort to convince tourists it is safe to return after two devastating earthquakes closed most routes.
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Nepal Earthquake: 53 Bodies Found as Search Resumes in Trekking Village
Nepali soldiers and police have recovered the bodies of 53 trekkers and villagers buried in avalanches set off by an earthquake in April, and were digging through snow and rocks with shovels and hoes today for signs of more victims.
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About 100 Bodies Found in Nepal Trekking Village
Nepali police and local volunteers found the bodies of about 100 trekkers and villagers buried in an avalanche set off by last month's devastating earthquake and were digging through snow and ice for signs of dozens more missing, officials said on Monday.
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Nepal Earthquake: 3 Survive 8 Days Under Rubble; But Many Trekkers Dead
Three people were pulled out alive from the rubble of their home eight days after Nepal's devastating earthquake, an official said on Sunday, but rescuers have found about 50 bodies on a popular trekking route that was hit by an avalanche.
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250 Missing After Avalanche Hits Nepal Trekking Route
Around 250 people are feared missing after an avalanche on Tuesday hit an area of Nepal that is on a popular trekking route and near the epicentre of a devastating earthquake, a local official said.
