The northern belt in Gorkha district has received snowfall.. 

Local residents have said that snowfall has been occurring in different places of Chumnumbri Rural Municipality. 

Normal life in the rural municipality has been  affected due to the snowfall, Pasang Funjo Lama of Chumnumbri Rural Municipality-7 said. 

"The area received light rainfall and snowfall last night. Snowfall is still taking place. The people are inside their houses. The yaks are also kept in the sheds," Lama added. 

The villages including Nile, Chhule, Pangdun, Lar, Phurpe, Lamagaun, Burji, Jong, Chhekam and others above an altitude of 3,000 meters are covered with snow.

Likewise, Samagaun, Syala and Lho villages in the rural municipality are blanketed with the snow.

Meanwhile, the tourists and trekkers in the Manaslu region have been affected after the snowfall. 

The tourists visiting Larke pass have stayed halfway after the snowfall in Manaslu region.