World News | Huge avalanche hits Manaslu base camp in Nepal

Kathmandu [Nepal]October 2 (ANI): A huge avalanche hits the Manaslu base camp in Nepal on Sunday.

Tashi Sherpa, who attempted to climb the world’s eighth highest peak at 8,163 meters, confirmed the incident.

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In a video shared by Tashi, the avalanche can be seen descending towards the base camp.

He further revealed that few tents were destroyed in the avalanche and that there were no casualties, adding that “more than three dozen tents have been damaged today.”

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Some expedition companies are canceling their attempts this season.

Notably, it comes a week after the last killing two people.

More than 12 people, including an Indian, were injured after an avalanche struck directly below Camp 4 on September 26, according to the Nepal Tourism Board.

The weather is not very good all season. A few days ago, there was also an avalanche on the mountain.

This year, the Ministry of Tourism issued more than 400 permits to climb Mount Manaslu.

An avalanche (also called avalanche) is a fast-moving flow of snow along a slope, such as a hill or mountain.

Avalanches can occur spontaneously due to variables such as excessive precipitation or reduced snowpack, or external factors such as people, animals, and earthquakes.

Large avalanches consist primarily of moving snow and air, with the ability to trap and transport ice, rocks and trees.

It is caused by many factors such as heavy snowfall, increased human activity, wind direction, steep slopes, warm temperatures, snow cover and earthquakes.

Notably, the Indian Army and the Defence Geoinformatics and Research Agency (DGRE) jointly installed India’s first-of-its-kind avalanche monitoring radar in northern Sikkim this September.

In addition to being used to detect avalanches, the radar can also be used to detect landslides.

Avalanche Radar is used by the DGRE Division of the Defence Research and Development Organization, which is involved in predicting and mitigating avalanche hazards faced by Indian troops in the Himalayas. (ANI)

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