They were stranded: More than 300 climbers were rescued in Nepal

321 climbers, including 12 foreigners, were rescued on Monday after a landslide that occurred at dawn in the Gorkha region, about 100 km west of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, blocked the Budhi Gandaki River and caused floods in the lower basin. The army stated that the rescue operation will continue today, even though the water level in the river has dropped.

A tributary of the Trishuli River, it is also located downstream of another tributary where a catastrophic flood occurred in August when a glacier collapsed, killing 1,457 people and leaving thousands more missing.

National disaster authorities said there were no casualties in the flood, but communication was lost with five villagers as black mud and debris washed away homes and damaged infrastructure, including three hydroelectric power plants.