В Гималаях пропали полторы сотни туристов

Во время снежной бури в Гималаях в районе горы Аннапурна без вести пропали 152 туриста. Об этом сообщает  Agence France-Presse. Спасательные службы Непала заявили о четырех погибших: двух поляках, гражданине Израиля и местном проводнике.

Всего на момент начала бури на склонах Аннапурны находились 168 иностранных туристов и неизвестное число проводников и носильщиков. Поисковая экспедиция отыскала 13 человек, с остальными группами связь потеряна. Спасатели надеются, что их удастся найти, когда погода улучшится.

Каждый октябрь Аннапурну посещают тысячи иностранных туристов. Как правило, погода в Гималаях в этом месяце хорошая, но в 2014 году из-за циклона Худхуд на регион неожиданно обрушились снежные бури.

Какой ужас, самый сезон...

LAMJUNG: At least 24 persons were killed in avalanches in Manang and Mustang district on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Of them 12 are Nepalis.

An avalanche in Thorang La Pass in Mustang killed 16 whereas another in Kang La Pass of Manang killed eight, according to respective District Administration Offices.

Five others are missing in the incidents.
The deceased are yet to be identified, and rescue operations are on, they added.
Mustang avalance kills 16

POKHARA: The Regional District Police Office, Pokhara said 16 persons were already killed in the avalanche in Mustang district.
Of them, nine are Nepalis and others are from various nations including Poland, Israel and Vietnam.
Police said at least 19 were injured in the icefall.

The trekkers were heading toward Muktinath via Thorang Pass, according to police.
The deceased are yet to identified.

They were struck by the avalanche in Damcamp, which is four hour away from the Muktinath Temple.
Chief District Officer of Mustang, Baburam Bhandari said, Nepal Police and Nepal Army are carrying out rescue operations.
The injured persons are being airlifted to Pokhara and Kathmandu.
4 killed‚ 38 resuced in Mustang avalance

LAMJUNG: Four persons were killed when an avalance struck them while crossing the Thorang la pass in Mustang on Wednesday.
According to the NA Directorate of Public Relations, two Polish, an Israeli and a Nepali were killed in the incident.
The NA, however, informed that the identities of the deceased are yet to be established.
The NA said that the bodies were recovered from Damkyam of the district this morning.
The incident site is located near the border of Manang and Mustang.
The rescue team of NA rescued 38 tourists safely. - See more at: http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Avalanches+kill+24+in+2+days+in+Annapurna+region&NewsID=430536#sthash.75m86TCK.dpuf

Трое израильтян погибли в Гималаях при сходе лавины

Группа альпинистов, в которую входили израильтянин, два поляка и непальский проводник, погибла в непальских Гималаях при сходе лавины. Об этом сообщило агентство Associated Press со ссылкой на непальскую армию. Израильский МИД проверяет информацию. Трагедия произошла на горе Торунг Ла в районе Мустанг в 200 км в от столицы Непала Катманду.

Позднее пришло сообщение о еще двух израильтянах, погибших в Непале. Всего на этот час известно о 16 обнаруженных телах: кроме троих израильтян, погибли трое поляков, один вьетнамец и 9 граждан Непала.

В районе находилось много альпинистов, и около 100 числятся пропавшими без вести. Местный полицейский сообщил агентству AFP, что на трэк 

Сход лавин в Гималаях был спровоцирован краем тайфуна Hudhud, эпицентр которого находится над восточными районами Индии. Би-Би-Си отмечает, что на спутниковых снимках хорошо видно, как один их «хвостов» циклона проходит над Непалом в сторону Китая.

Вертолеты армии Непала ведут наблюдение за местом трагедии в надежде найти людей.

Сижу, слезы на глазах. 

KATMANDU, Nepal — Oct 15, 2014, 6:48 AM ET
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press

An avalanche and blizzard in Nepal's mountainous north have killed 12 people, including foreign trekkers, officials said Wednesday as weather conditions improved.
An avalanche on Wednesday buried four Canadians and one Indian trekker in Phu, said Devendra Lamichane, chief administrator of Manang district. The snow buried the trekkers' bodies and digging them out would take days, he said.

Three villagers were killed Monday in the same district, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of the capital, Katmandu, and their bodies were recovered on Wednesday.
In the neighboring Mustang district, four trekkers caught in a blizzard died Tuesday. Rescuers recovered the bodies of the two Poles, one Israeli and one Nepali trekker from the Thorong La pass area.

It was initially thought the group had been caught in an avalanche, but government official Yam Bahadur Chokyal said by telephone from Mustang that the four trekkers instead had been caught in the blizzard and died.
He said another 14 foreign trekkers have been rescued so far, and two army helicopters were picking up injured trekkers and flying them to Jomsom town.

The rain and snow in Nepal were caused by a cyclone that hit neighboring India several days ago.
October is the most popular trekking season in Nepal, with thousands of foreigners hiking around Nepal's Himalayan mountains.

The Thorong La pass is also on the route that circles Mount Annapurna, the world's 10th highest peak.
An avalanche in April just above the base camp on Mount Everest killed 16 Nepalese guides, the deadliest single disaster on the mountain. Climate experts say rising global temperatures have contributed to avalanches on the Himalayan mountains.

вот так тропа выглядит 

 хотя... все-таки лавине есть где разгуляться 

ОТТАВА, 15 октября. /Корр. ТАСС Даниил Студнев/. По меньшей мере 12 человек погибли в снежной буре в Непале в районе Аннапурны, одного из высочайших пиков в Гималаях. Об этом сообщил канадский телеканал CBC.

Some trekkers were able to scramble down to safety at a tea stall nearby.

Так и до перевала, в районе Мананг лавиной накрыло. Я так понимаю, там ад от Phu до Даулагири (((