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22 tourists rescued in 3 months



KATHMANDU: A total of 22 mountaineering tourists were rescued in December, January and February, according to the Department of Tourism (DoT). Of them, 12 tourists were rescued in December from different parts of Nepal.

Most of them were rescued from the Mt. Everest Circuit route. Similarly, 6 tourists were rescued in January and 4 tourists in February. However, rescue reasons were cited only in the case of the  7  rescued tourists. Reasons include diarrhea, high altitude and heavy snow.

 

Publish Date : 22 March 2019 15:18 PM

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