Four South Korean Trekkers Missing After Avalanche In Nepal - Reports

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th January, 2020) Four South Korean trekkers went missing after an avalanche had hit a tourist route in Nepal, media reported on Saturday.

The incident occurred at about 11:00 a.m. local time (05:15 GMT) on Friday in the Annapurna Massif, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean Foreign Ministry.

The missing people are four teachers - two men and two women - who arrived in Nepal for volunteer work.

The South Korean diplomatic mission in Nepal has asked the country's authorities to organize a search operation in the avalanche-hit area.