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350 rescued from avalanche-hit area in Nepal
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RESCUERS have evacuated more than 350 foreign tourists and Nepalese stranded in mountainous districts in four days time, after a severe snowstorm triggered avalanche, officials said on Saturday.
The death toll has risen to 39 till Saturday, said the officials, adding that dozens of injured foreign tourists and Nepali nationals have been staying at hospitals.
It is still not clear how many trekkers were in the storm- battered Annapurna circuit , as rescue workers have been recovering dead bodies every day.
Trekking Agents Association of Nepal said on Saturday that dead bodies of two Japanese tourists have been recovered.
On Saturday alone, dozens of foreign tourists and Nepali nationals were rescued from the hit area.
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