Update: Manaslu avalanche kills 1, injures 15

Kathmandu: One person was killed and 15 others were injured in an avalanche at the base camp of Mt Manaslu.

It has been said that Anup Rai, who went as a helper with foreign tourists to climb the mountain, died.

Even there was a problem in the rescue. Even there is no exact details about the human casualties. Some of the injured have been rescued through chopper.

Kailash Helicopter, led by Captain Deepak Garbuja Pun and Lakpa Tenjing Tamang, airlifted two sherpas who had suffered significant injuries while they were on their way to summit. After that, duo was flown from Samagaon, Gorkha, to Karuna Hospital for additional medical treatment.