Nepal Blizzard, Avalanche Death Toll Rises To 29

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers widened their search Friday for trekkers stranded since a series of blizzards and avalanches battered the Himalayas in northern Nepal early this week leaving at least 29 people killed, officials said. The government, meanwhile, announced the formation of a high-level committee that would monitor and coordinate rescue efforts following criticism that officials were not doing enough to help the hikers trapped along a popular trekking circuit. With weather conditions improving, helicopters resumed the search Friday for stranded trekkers and were flying over a wider area, said Baburam Bhandari, the top government official of the Mustang district.Read more on NewsOK.com

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