Nepal official: Most stranded trekkers rescued
KATMANDU - Most of the trekkers stranded by deadly blizzards in northern Nepal have been rescued or moved to safer ground, but efforts to reach those left behind will continue along the popular route where they were trekking, an official said Saturday.
While more than 200 people have been rescued, sometimes plucked from mountainsides by helicopters and taken to nearby villages and towns, dozens more are still taking shelter in isolated mountain huts, said government administrator Yama Bahadur Chokhyal, adding that sunny skies and calm wind conditions were helping the ongoing rescue efforts.
