A person died and 15 others were injured in an avalanche of Mount Manaslu in Chumanubri Rural Municipality-1, Gorkha district on Monday. Rajendra  Thakuri of Imagine Expedition Pvt. Ltd said that climbing assistant of Saturi Expedition Pvt. Ltd died in an avalanche that occurred at around 12 pm today. He said that more than 15 people including five from the Imagine Nepal, who went to the fourth camp to deliver essential goods including oxygen, were injured in the incident.

Dawa Sherpa, Phurita Sherpa, Nima Dorje Sherpa, Lakpa Tamang and Jit Bahadur Sherpa is the company were injured in the avalanche.

Among them, Jit Bahadur and Nima Dorje are said to be in critical condition. Two helicopters of Simrik Air and Kailash Air are on standby to rescue the injured but the rescue could not be done due to bad weather, Samagaun Police Police said.