Nepal rescuers search for missing South Koreans following avalanche

Trekkers being rescued by helicopter a day after an avalanche hit Mount Annapurna trail in Nepal. - AP

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP): Special Nepalese army and government rescue personnel continued searching Monday (Jan 20) for four South Korean trekkers and their three Nepali guides missing since an avalanche swept across popular mountain trekking route.

The avalanche hit part of the Mount Annapurna trekking route on Friday after heavy snowfall earlier in the week. All other trekkers who were in the area have been safely rescued and flown to safer areas, Department of Tourism official Mira Acharya said.