Bad weather disrupts links with avalanche-hit Nepal village


  • World
  • Wednesday, 06 May 2015

Soldiers search for bodies after a massive avalanche triggered by last week's earthquake overwhelmed Langtang village, Nepal, in this May 2, 2015 police handout photo. REUTERS/Handout via Reuters

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Bad weather has cut links with a remote village in Nepal where dozens of villagers and trekkers are believed to be buried under an avalanche set off by last month's devastating earthquake, officials said on Tuesday.

The death toll from the April 25 quake in the Himalayan nation has reached 7,566, and over 14,500 people were injured, the government said.

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