Two Swiss nationals and one Nepali have been airlifted to Jomsom Airport via helicopter. They had been out of contact since three days.

Meanwhile, search operation is being conducted for the nine porters who had gone missing along with them at Mustang-Dolpa border area, said Mustang Chief District Officer (CDO) Baburam Bhandari. He informed that the search activities around Annapurna circuit trail have almost come to an end.

A total of 11 bodies have been sent to Kathmandu so far, CDO Bhandari added. According to the local administration, 150 people have been rescued alive so far in Mustang district.

Similarly, out of dead bodies recovered from the region, two bodies have been identified as Takano Junko of Japan and Anup Roy Chaudhary of India, said DSP Kedar Rajaure of Kaski.

The bodies have been brought to Western Regional Hospital in Pokhara on Saturday.

Likewise, Devendra Lamichhane, Chief District Office of Manang, said, “No further cases of people being stranded in the snow blizzard have been reported to us.” Now we will focus our search mission towards rescue of those lost in the snowstorm,” he added. He informed that 202 people have been rescued from Manang until Friday.

The death toll in the snow blizzards and avalanche at Annapurna region has reached 29.