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More than 500 foreign tourists and their guides have been rescued after a deadly landslide in Nepal blocked a main road, leaving them stranded in a border town over the weekend, Nepali hiking officials said on Monday.More than 500 foreign tourists and their guides have been rescued after a deadly landslide in Nepal blocked a main road, leaving them stranded in a border town over the weekend, Nepali hiking officials said on Monday.
The mostly Indian and European tourists were returning to Kathmandu after hiking expeditions in Tibet when heavy rains triggered the landslide, blocking the Arniko highway and forcing them to take refuge in Tatopani, on the Nepal-Tibet border.The mostly Indian and European tourists were returning to Kathmandu after hiking expeditions in Tibet when heavy rains triggered the landslide, blocking the Arniko highway and forcing them to take refuge in Tatopani, on the Nepal-Tibet border.
Officials said more than 400 hikers and their guides were picked up by helicopters and brought to Kathmandu on Sunday, and another 200 on Monday.Officials said more than 400 hikers and their guides were picked up by helicopters and brought to Kathmandu on Sunday, and another 200 on Monday.
"The trekkers were worried and confused. But now they are very much relieved and comfortable," said Yog Raj Kandel, of the Airlines Operators Association."The trekkers were worried and confused. But now they are very much relieved and comfortable," said Yog Raj Kandel, of the Airlines Operators Association.
This is peak trekking season in Tibet. Thousands of tourists a year visit the Himalayan region from Nepal. Four per cent of Nepal's gross domestic product comes from tourism.This is peak trekking season in Tibet. Thousands of tourists a year visit the Himalayan region from Nepal. Four per cent of Nepal's gross domestic product comes from tourism.
The landslide, which occurred on Saturday morning in Nepal's Sindhupalchowk district, has left a trail of destruction. At least 33 people have died and more than 130 people are missing. The landslide, which occurred on Saturday morning in Nepal's Sindhupalchok district, has left a trail of destruction. At least 33 people have died and more than 130 people are missing.
It has raised fears of flash floods downstream, including in neighbouring India, as it has blocked the Sunkoshi river, forming an artificial lake.It has raised fears of flash floods downstream, including in neighbouring India, as it has blocked the Sunkoshi river, forming an artificial lake.
Indian authorities fear that as Nepal tries to clear the landslide, it will unleash a torrent of water, submerging hundreds of villages. As a result, more than 400,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the eastern state of Bihar.Indian authorities fear that as Nepal tries to clear the landslide, it will unleash a torrent of water, submerging hundreds of villages. As a result, more than 400,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the eastern state of Bihar.