- Two Nepalese guides have been confirmed dead and at least 10 support staff remain missing after an avalanche struck Himlung Himal base camp in Nepal.
- The avalanche hit the camp on Sunday morning, burying a tent where nine climbers and 13 support staff were sheltering.
- The Nepalese guides and staff had been sent ahead of foreign climbers to prepare the camp and fix ropes.
- Adverse weather conditions initially hampered rescue operations, though experienced mountaineers have been flown in from Kathmandu to assist.
- The disaster follows weeks after devastating glacial collapse floods in Nepal that left nearly 1,400 people dead.
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