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Heavy snowfall has occurred in the Sagarmatha region. 

Snowfall has been occurring in areas above Dingboche in Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality, while rainfall is reported in Namche Bazaar and the surrounding lower areas.

"There is heavy snow above Dingboche, it is raining in the lower areas, and all tourists are inside hotels. It is not possible to go outside," said Lamakaji Sherpa, Chairman of the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee.

Currently, it is estimated that there are over 3,000 foreign tourists in this area. On Monday alone, about 800 foreign tourists arrived in Lukla from Kathmandu.

The District Administration Office has advised tourists not to travel as the trekking routes are invisible due to the snow cover and the possible risk of tourists getting lost.

Chief District Officer Lilakumari KC Pandey said, "Due to adverse weather, all tourists have been requested to stay safe and remain in hotels or homes." The district administration has kept the rescue team on standby.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Manojit Kunwar at the District Police Office said that a temporary police post has been set up in Dingboche and information about tourists in the area is being obtained by establishing continuous contact with the police there.

It is estimated that there are about 2,000 foreign tourists above Dingboche.

Incessant snowfall and rain have increased the cold. Pemba Sherpa, a local from Khumjung, said, "It has been very cold since this morning, snow has covered the village, everyone is staying indoors." 

Continuous snowfall has affected daily life in the Khumbu region.

The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has pledged an assistance of 39,000 Euros to support communities impacted by the devastating floods of October 2025 in Ilam, Nepal. 

Ambassador Udo Volz, on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, signed the grant agreement with Country Director Shakeb Nabi of Deutsche Welthungerhilfe for an Emergency Relief Support Project in Ilam, reads a statement issued by the Embassy of Germany.

The project will assist disaster-affected communities in Ilam district, ensuring lifesaving assistance and enhancing resilience against future disasters. 

The project will support households in highly affected areas in Ilam District, with a focus on marginalized groups, women and children. That includes the provision of food as well as essential items such as mattresses, tarpaulins, warm clothes, dignity kits and blankets, according to the statement.

The local implementation partner is Rural Reconstruction Nepal. 

The project is slated to be completed by December 2025.

Germany remains committed to supporting the people of Nepal, also in difficult times. During the floods in September 2024, Germany provided 100, 000 Euros for disaster response, dedicated to relief efforts in Sarlahi and Rautahat Districts, implemented by One Heart Worldwide.

The Valley Traffic Police Control Room which was set on fire during the September 8–9 Gen Z demonstration, has been rebuilt. 

The reconstruction was carried out with the support of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA).

NRNA International Coordination Council Chair, Mahesh Kumar Shrestha, and Vice Chair and Disaster Management Committee Chair, Manoj Kumar Shrestha, handed over the reconstructed facility to Chief of Kathmandu Valley Police Office, Ranipokhari and Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) Dan Bahadur Karki today.

The AIG thanked the NRNA for taking the initiative to restore the Control Room. 

He also stressed the need for raising awareness among younger generations for protecting public property.

Senior forestry officials from Indonesia, Viet Nam, and Nepal, private-sector partners and climate finance experts gathered in Seoul this week to chart the next steps for scaling up high-integrity forest carbon transactions across the Asia-Pacific. 

The roundtable meeting, held at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) as part of Global Green Growth Week, was co-organized by UN-REDD to help countries move from REDD+ readiness for results-based finance and Article 6 implementation under the Paris Agreement.

“Countries in the Asia Pacific are demonstrating that protecting forests and building credible carbon markets are two sides of the same coin,” said Gabriel Labbate, Head of UNEP’s Climate Mitigation Unit and Global Team Leader of UN-REDD. “They are moving from readiness to results - building systems that not only store carbon, but also sustain livelihoods, restore ecosystems, and build trust in the markets that finance them.”

Across Indonesia, Viet Nam and Nepal, more than 230 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e) in potential mitigation results are being readied for verification or issuance - signaling a major pipeline of forest-based climate outcomes linked to community resilience and green investment.

On the occasion, discussion was focused on practical, country-led steps to accelerate verified issuance, clarify national positions ahead of COP 30, and explored how the proposed Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) -  an endowment-style, non-offset mechanism offering per-hectare payments for standing forests - could support and complement domestic efforts to attract long-term, high-integrity investment into forest landscapes.