Kathmandu: The four Indians, who are among the 40 people killed in Nepal's worst trekking disaster, have been identified, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said on Tuesday.
So far four Indian nationals have been killed and one is still missing in the Mustang, Manang and Annapurna Circuit in the North-West Himalaya after the region was hit by one of the worst snowstorms.
Those Indians killed in the incident have been identified as Debashish Dev, Arup Roychaudhury, Sunil Sen and Indranil Ghosh, the Indian Embassy said.
Sen, Ghosh and Dev were from West Bengal. The native place of Roychaudhury is not known.
Roychowdhury was identified by Sumit Mukherjee who was a member of the trekking group.
Roychowdhury's brother Anup Roychowdhury came to Nepal and claimed the body, the embassy said.
The whereabouts of Tathagata Jana are still unknown and the embassy is continuing its efforts to trace him.
Twenty one Indian nationals have been rescued after a massive blizzard hit Manang and Mustang districts of northwest Nepal last week, killing 40 people, including 15 Nepali nationals.
Of the 40 people killed, till now, only 34 bodies have been recovered. The Nepal Army and Nepal Police personnel have recovered two more dead bodies from the snow on Tuesday.
The rescue work had concluded in the Himalayas with diminished chances of rescuing trekkers alive nearly a week after the incident.
However, rescuers returned to the mountains today to look for survivors after receiving fresh information that some people may still be stranded on the Annapurna Circuit route.
The search and rescue works carried out by Nepal Army and Nepal Police personnel with the help of local trekking guides have so far rescued over 400 people from the incident sites.
About 300 foreigners were among those rescued by the authorities by mobilising four helicopters.
There were some 5-6 feet snow cover in the Nepal Himalayas, as an impact of storm Hududh in south India.
October- November is regarded as the best season for hiking in Nepal Himalayas and the blizzards are uncommon during this season.
So far four Indian nationals have been killed and one is still missing in the Mustang, Manang and Annapurna Circuit in the North-West Himalaya after the region was hit by one of the worst snowstorms.
Those Indians killed in the incident have been identified as Debashish Dev, Arup Roychaudhury, Sunil Sen and Indranil Ghosh, the Indian Embassy said.
Roychowdhury was identified by Sumit Mukherjee who was a member of the trekking group.
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The whereabouts of Tathagata Jana are still unknown and the embassy is continuing its efforts to trace him.
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Of the 40 people killed, till now, only 34 bodies have been recovered. The Nepal Army and Nepal Police personnel have recovered two more dead bodies from the snow on Tuesday.
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However, rescuers returned to the mountains today to look for survivors after receiving fresh information that some people may still be stranded on the Annapurna Circuit route.
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About 300 foreigners were among those rescued by the authorities by mobilising four helicopters.
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October- November is regarded as the best season for hiking in Nepal Himalayas and the blizzards are uncommon during this season.
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