KATHMANDU: Sherpas deployed to remove dead bodies of climbers and waste emerging from Everest ice recovered three dead bodies on Sunday, Republica daily said.
A mega Everest Cleanup Campaign was started by the government last Thursday.
“The cleanup team has recovered three dead bodies,” said Dandu Raj Ghimire, director general at the Department of Tourism Management (DoTM), adding, “We have yet to get additional information on the condition of bodies and their locations.”
A team of tourism officials including DG Ghirmire is heading for Everest Base Camp to encourage the ongoing Everest Cleanup Campaign on Monday.
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