Avalanche hits Nepal’s Mount Yalung Ri, killing seven climbers

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Victims include five foreigners and two Nepalis, while four others remain missing, media reports say.

Published On 4 Nov 20254 Nov 2025

At least seven people, including five foreigners, have been killed in eastern Nepal after an avalanche swept through a camp on Mount Yalung Ri, according to media reports.

The Kathmandu Post, citing local officials, reported on Tuesday that the avalanche hit the team of 15 people as they were ascending the 5,630-metre (18,471-foot) mountain of Yalung Ri, and that four members of the expedition remain remaining.