Heavy snowfall in Nepal: Six Indian tourists go missing during trek
4 and 8 of Dolpo Buddha Rural Municipality towards the lake when they went missing. 4 and 8 of Shey-Phoksundo Rural Municipality. Six Indian tourists, including two women and four men, have gone missing during a trek to Nepal’s Shey-Phoksundo Lake, the deepest lake in the country, following heavy snowfall in the Himalayan region, officials confirmed to news agency ANI. They were last reported to be in the Numla Pass and Bagla Pass areas between Ward Nos.
Shey-Phoksundo Rural Municipality Chairman Dhawa Samduk Gurung said the lack of mobile phone connectivity in the mountain passes had made it difficult to establish contact with the missing tourists. Dolpa deputy superintendent of police Anil Raj Giri said the six Indian tourists remained uncontactable as per the latest information. The tourists were travelling from Ward Nos. Authorities have initiated efforts to trace the missing tourists, but heavy snowfall and adverse weather conditions have hampered search and rescue operations in the high-altitude region. He added that authorities had requested the concerned agency to arrange a helicopter to assist in search and rescue operations.