Six trekkers including 4 Koreans missing in avalanche in Annapurna region
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Published: January 18, 2020 7:44 am On: Nepal
RAJAN POKHREL
KATHMANDU: At least six trekkers including four Koreans went missing from
Deurali area in Kaski district after an avalanche triggered by heavy snowfall
hit the trail route along the Annapurna trekking circuit on Friday.
According to Arjun Paudel, General Secretary of Korea Tours and Trekking
Operators Association, four Korean trekkers along with their two Nepali guides
were missing in the avalanche. “Lee Min Su, Jeong Pil Bong, Kim Sook Ja and
Choi Hyo Won along with their two Nepali Guides went missing in the avalanche
near Deurali area,” he said, adding that identity of Nepali guides have not
been known yet.
They had started ABC trekking on January 15, he added.
“At least three Taiwanese and two Chinese trekkers, who were also on their way
to the Annapurna Base Camp, were reportedly hit by an avalanche near Deurali
at Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality in Kaski district,” Paudel quoted trekking
guide Ram Saran Shrestha as saying from the incident site.
Raj Kumar KC, Deputy Superintendent of Police in Pokhara, said that a police
team has already left for Deurali to carry out search and rescue operations. “
Details are still awaited,” he added.
The Korean trekkers’ team was managed by Kathmandu-based TravelNet Trekking
company, Paudel said.
在上周五的时候、安纳布尔纳峰地区发生雪崩
报导指出、当时有四位韩国籍登山客和两名当地向导沿着ABC路线健行
还有至少三名台湾籍以及两名中国籍登山客沿着这条路线前往基地营中
目前均下落不明、当地警方搜救队已前往事发地展开搜救行动
希望都能平安无事....