Thursday, January 22nd, 2026

Nine hikers including three foreigners rescued



GALESHWOR: Nine hikers including three Spanish nationals who were stranded after not knowing the route to go to Mustang from Hidden Valley of Myagdi were rescued by the police. Mustang Police rescued them via helicopter and took them to Jomsom.

District Police Office Mustang informed that the hikers were unable to trace the route to Mustang due to snowstorm. Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar Dani said three Spanish and six Nepali guides were found stranded, so they were airlifted to Jomsom Airport.

The chopper belonging to Fishtail Airs lifted them to safety. Among them, three Spanish and a Nepali were sent to Kathmandu on Monday.

Currently, the high altitudes in Myagdi and Mustang have witnessed chilling cold with snowfall.

Publish Date : 02 November 2021 08:44 AM

Western disturbance to bring rain, snowfall across western Nepal

KATHMANDU: A western weather system is expected to cause cloudy

Road accidents rising by 5.4 percent annually, experts warn of public health crisis

KATHMANDU: Roads in Nepal are becoming increasingly unsafe, with recent

95 polling stations in Jhapa marked highly sensitive ahead of elections

JHAPA: Chief District Officer (CDO) Shiva Ram Gelal has classified