Nepal snowstorm toll climbs to 39

October 18, 2014 20:13

The death toll in one the most devastating snowstorm disasters to hit Nepal's Himalayan mountain range climbed to 39 after two more bodies, including that of an Indian, were found today.

Officials said two more bodies have been found today, bringing the death toll to 39, with fears abound that more could be lying under heavy snowdrifts and ice.

Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN) general secretary Sagar Pandey said that the bodies -- a Japanese national and an Indian male tourist identified as Arup Roy Chaudhary, 42 -- were recovered from Thorong La Pass in Mustang district.

Four Indians have been killed in the snowstorm so far. Authorities have rescued 11 Indians. They are identified as: Subhomoy Ghosh, Ranajit Dutta, Partho Banerjee, Ramchandra Mitra, Govinda Mandal, Kunal Bhattacharya, Debashish Biswas, Subrata Dutta, Subrata Das, Sumit Mukherjee and Sowrabha V Besur.

All except Sowraba, who is from Bangalore, are from West Bengal, according to Indian Embassy sources. While three Indians are believed to still missing.

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