KATHMANDU, Nov. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- A 30-member rescue team comprising alpinists from Nepal and France and sniffer dogs continued their search Friday for the bodies of 16 climbers hit by the avalanche while attempting to climb Mt. Kanguru.
"There has not been much progress until now," said Bikram Neupane, president of the Himalayan Rescue Association.
Neupane said that all the rescue members will be returning to Kathmandu on Saturday and the meeting will decide whether to continue search operations.
On Thursday, Neupane and French Ambassador Michel Jolivet flew by helicopter in the region to take stock of the rescue mission.
Seven French and 11 Nepali climbers, during their expedition to summit the 6,981-meter Mt. Kanguru, in Narphu valley of Manang district, some 200 km west of Kathmanduwere, buried alive in the avalanche on October 20.
The rescue team last week on Wednesday recovered the body of French climber Bruno Chadrin while the second body of another French climber was retrieved on Tuesday this week.
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"There has not been much progress until now," said Bikram Neupane, president of the Himalayan Rescue Association.
Neupane said that all the rescue members will be returning to Kathmandu on Saturday and the meeting will decide whether to continue search operations.
On Thursday, Neupane and French Ambassador Michel Jolivet flew by helicopter in the region to take stock of the rescue mission.
Seven French and 11 Nepali climbers, during their expedition to summit the 6,981-meter Mt. Kanguru, in Narphu valley of Manang district, some 200 km west of Kathmanduwere, buried alive in the avalanche on October 20.
The rescue team last week on Wednesday recovered the body of French climber Bruno Chadrin while the second body of another French climber was retrieved on Tuesday this week.
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