Rescue teams search Nepal mountain for 12 swept by avalanche

Rescue teams are searching for 12 people who are missing on a Nepalese mountain after they were swept by an avalanche during bad weatherByBINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated PressSeptember 28, 2026, 1:26 AMKATHMANDU, Nepal -- Rescue teams on Monday searched for a dozen people swept away by an avalanche that killed at least two others on a Nepalese mountain during severe weather.Another 10 were rescued from Mount Himlung, a 7,126-meter (23,380-foot) peak in north-central Nepal after the avalanche hit on Sunday.All those killed or missing were Nepali nationals. The avalanche hit as they were at a base camp preparing for foreign clients to arrive and climb the peak during the Autumn climbing season that began this month.Helicopters brought down the 10 rescued, while the remains of the two who were killed were airlifted Monday to Kathmandu airport and transported to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. Family and friends were at the hospital morgue but would not comment.Flooding and landslides were reported in the Manang district where the mountain is located over the weekend, all caused by heavy rainfall, the district administration office said.The avalanche comes as the government i...