A trekker and a porter have died at the Dhaulagiri base camp. It has been learnt that 45 mules carrying goods have also gone missing due to bad weather. A local of Gharpojhong, Mustang said that two trekkers and a porter, who had gone to the base camp through the Four Season Company before Dashain, were found buried in the snow.

Similarly, 45 horses and mules have gone missing at the Dhaulagiri base camp owing to bad weather.

Out of nine shepherds who had reached the base camp, four were rescued by a helicopter on Tuesday morning, Chief District Officer of Mustang Netra Prasad Sharma said. He said that nine Nepalis are yet to be rescued from the Italian base camp. Hundreds of foreign and Nepali tourists had reached Dhaulagiri area through different trekking agencies before Dashain. Meanwhile, 30 foreign tourists, who were stranded in Thorang La Pass in Manang, came in contact on Monday. Tourism entrepreneur of Mustang Suraj Gurung said that all of them are safe. Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN) General Secretary Binod Sapkota said that hundreds of tourists have gone to the western Himalayan region of Nepal and some of them are stranded and some have gone out of contact.