The spectacular Himalayan Mountains in Nepal are again in news but this time for the perils of enthusiastic trekkers. Aftermath of Cyclone Hudhud has impacted the peak trekking season in Nepal as a series of avalanches, landslides, heavy downpour coupled with snowstorm in Nepal has killed 24 people, including an Indian.
Severe weather triggered by the tail end of Cyclone Hudhud, which battered neighbouring India's east coast on 12th October, hit trekking groups on the Annapurna circuit as well as mountaineers trying to scale the avalanche-prone Mount Dhaulagiri in central Nepal.
After battering the states of Andhra Pradesh an Odisha on Sunday, the severe cyclonic storm Hudhud moved further towards Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. As the system weakened, it resulted in heavy rain in Chhattisgarh, east Uttar Pradesh and east Madhya Pradesh. As the system recurved further, it broke down, triggered heavy rain and snowstorm in parts of Nepal after hitting the foothills of Bihar and hilly region of Nepal.
The cyclone also sparked heavy downpours in other parts of central and western Nepal, including district of Masang and Mustang.
Search is still on
Rain has hampered the search of more than 100 others who have remained out of contact. People are missing and it is feared the toll could rise.
