Nepal avalanche kills at least 15 expedition workers

Rescuers recovered eight more bodies on Thursday from the area of the avalanche that swept through mountain camp.

Family members and friends react as the bodies of two victims of an avalanche arrive at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, 28 September 2026. [Angad Dhakal/EPA]

A Himalayan avalanche killed at least 15 expedition workers, as rescuers continued efforts to recover bodies from a mountain camp in central Nepal.

Rescuers recovered eight more bodies on Thursday from the area of the avalanche that swept through the base camp of the 7,126-metre (23,345-foot) Himlung peak early on Sunday, in one of the worst mountain disasters in recent years.

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Nepali workers were pitching tents and ‌‌fixing ropes for later expeditions on the mountain located near the Chinese border.

Rescuers have so far recovered 15 bodies from the site, said Tul Singh Gurung, president of Nepal National Mountain Guide Association.

“The bodies that were recovered today ⁠⁠are expected to be brought by a helicopter to Kathmandu,” Gurung told Reuters.

Rescue workers search for survivors after an avalanche buried the Himlung base camp, Nepal, September 28, 2026 [Handout/Reuters]

He said chances of finding the one missing worker ⁠⁠were slim and the rescue operation is likely to wind up. The foreign climbers ⁠⁠had not reached the site ⁠⁠at the time of the avalanche.

A team of eleven rescuers, including experienced guides, were at the site, digging through more than four metres (14 feet) of snow which had buried tents at the base camp.

The bodies of two mountain guides were recovered on Sunday, and those of two kitchen staff were pulled out on Monday, followed by another three bodies on Tuesday.

Nepal’s worst mountaineering disasters in recent years occurred in 2014, when an avalanche killed 16 people on Everest, and in 2015, when an earthquake killed 18 people, also on Everest.

Authorities are still searching for bodies from devastating floods sparked by a mountain glacial collapse on 26 August that killed more than 1,400 people and left over 5,000 missing.

Heavy rain since Thursday has triggered more floods and landslides, killing at least 21 people, according to the national disaster agency.

Home to eight of the world’s 14 highest peaks, Nepal’s economy relies heavily on mountaineering and trekking tourism.

Himlung, where Sunday’s avalanche occurred, is a popular destination for mountaineers looking to begin climbing 7,000-metre peaks.

周四，救援人员在雪崩席卷山间营地的区域又找到了八具遗体。

2026年9月28日，尼泊尔加德满都特里布万大学教学医院，两名雪崩遇难者的遗体运抵医院，家属和朋友们悲痛不已。[Angad Dhakal/EPA]

喜马拉雅山雪崩造成至少 15 名探险队员丧生，救援人员仍在尼泊尔中部的一个山地营地搜寻遇难者遗体。

周四，救援人员从雪崩区域又找到了八具遗体。这场雪崩于周日凌晨席卷了海拔 7126 米（23345 英尺）的希姆隆峰大本营，这是近年来最严重的山地灾难之一。

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尼泊尔工人在靠近中国边境的这座山上搭帐篷、固定绳索，为以后的探险做准备。

尼泊尔国家登山向导协会主席图尔·辛格·古隆表示，救援人员目前已从现场找到 15 具遗体。

古隆告诉路透社：“今天找到的遗体预计将由直升机运往加德满都。”

2026年9月28日，尼泊尔希姆隆大本营被雪崩掩埋后，救援人员正在搜寻幸存者。[图片来源：路透社]

他说，找到失踪工人的希望渺茫，救援行动很可能就此结束。雪崩发生时，外国登山者尚未抵达现场。

一支由 11 名救援人员组成的队伍，其中包括经验丰富的向导，正在现场挖掘超过 4 米（14 英尺）厚的积雪，这些积雪掩埋了大本营的帐篷。

周日，两名登山向导的遗体被找到；周一，两名厨房工作人员的遗体被找到；周二，又有三具遗体被找到。

尼泊尔近年来最严重的登山灾难发生在 2014 年珠穆朗玛峰雪崩造成 16 人死亡，以及 2015 年珠穆朗玛峰地震造成 18 人死亡。

当局仍在搜寻8月26日山体冰川崩塌引发的毁灭性洪水中的遇难者遗体，这场洪水造成1400多人死亡，5000多人失踪。

据国家灾害机构称，自周四以来持续强降雨引发了更多洪水和山体滑坡，已造成至少 21 人死亡。

尼泊尔拥有世界14座最高峰中的8座，其经济严重依赖登山和徒步旅行。

希姆隆是周日发生雪崩的地点，也是登山者开始攀登 7000 米高峰的热门目的地。