Six Indian tourists go missing during trek to Nepal's Shey-Phoksundo Lake
Six Indian tourists are missing in Nepal's Himalayan region after heavy snowfall trapped them during a trek to Shey-Phoksundo Lake. Rescue operations are currently hampered by severe weather and a lack of mobile connectivity in the high-altitude mountain passes.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the extreme risks associated with high-altitude trekking and the challenges of search and rescue in remote, climate-vulnerable regions.
Six Indian tourists, including two women and four men, have gone missing during a trek to Nepal's Shey-Phoksundo Lake, the deepest lake in the country, following heavy snowfall in the Himalayan region, officials confirmed to news agency ANI.The tourists were travelling from Ward Nos. 4 and 8 of Dolpo Buddha Rural Municipality towards the lake when they went missing. They were last reported to be in the Numla Pass and Bagla Pass areas between Ward Nos. 4 and 8 of Shey-Phoksundo Rural Municipality.Local guides suspect that the tourists may have become stranded in the mountains following heavy snowfall, reportedly influenced by Cyclone Arnab developing over the Bay of Bengal.According to local officials, the group continued its journey despite warnings from residents about difficult weather and dangerous conditions along the mountain passes.
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