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Avalanche, blizzard kill 12 in Nepal’s mountains

By WTOP Staff

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A dozen people have been killed in an avalanche and blizzard in Nepal’s mountainous north.

The dead include foreign trekkers. Officials say an avalanche today buried four Canadians and one Indian trekker and it will take days to dig them out. Three villagers were killed Monday. Four trekkers caught in a blizzard died yesterday. Rescuers recovered the bodies of the two Poles, one Israeli and one Nepali trekker.

Army rescuers from nearby training camps were able to reach some trekkers and bring them to safety.

The weather has cleared, allowing rescuers and trekkers to reach safer grounds.

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