KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepali rescue workers have pulled out 21 bodies that were buried when a devastating earthquake triggered a landslide along a popular trekking route almost six months ago, officials said on Monday.
Efforts to recover the bodies of about 100 foreign trekkers and locals hit by the April landslide in Langtang village and surrounding area have been delayed by fresh avalanches and because the victims are buried under thick layers of ice and rock.
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