Two bodies found in Nepal search for missing Koreans


An Army rescue team prepares to go on the avalanche site in Annapurna mountain region for searching the missing trekkers in Pokhara, some 200km west of Kathmandu. Two bodies, believed to be of missing South Koreans hit by a Himalayan avalanche, have been found, officials said on Sunday (April 26), a day after the corpse of a Nepali guide surface. - AFP

KATHMANDU: Two bodies believed to be of South Koreans missing after being hit by a Himalayan avalanche in January have been found, officials said on Sunday (April 26), a day after discovering the corpse of their Nepali guide.

A wall of snow hit a trekking trail at about 3,230m (10,600 feet) near the Annapurna base camp in Nepal on Jan 17, burying four South Koreans and three locals.

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