Rescuers search for 12 missing after Nepal avalanche kills two

An avalanche in northern Nepal has killed at least four people, with a search underway for 12 others still missing.

Confirmed by 3 independent sources: ABC News, Al Jazeera and CBS News.

Produced by Histor Newsroom · 1 min readPublished September 28, 2026 at 4:07 AM · Updated at 05:35 AM

Ten people were rescued from Mount Himlung, a 7,126-meter peak in north-central Nepal, after the avalanche hit on Sunday.

Rescue teams resume search for missing people after avalanche on Himlung Himal killed two people during severe weather, according to Al Jazeera. Rescuers from the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association, which is leading the efforts, according to ABC News.

Key figures

Deaths: 1,400 (according to ABC News and CBS News)
Missing: 12 (according to Al Jazeera and CBS News)

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Confirmed

Ten people were rescued from Mount Himlung, a 7,126-meter peak in north-central Nepal, after the avalanche hit on Sunday — confirmed by: ABC News, CBS News
Rescue teams are searching for a dozen people swept away by an avalanche on a Nepalese mountain Rescue teams are searching for a dozen people swept away by an avalanche on a Nepalese mountain… — confirmed by: ABC News, CBS News
An avalanche in northern Nepal has killed at least four people, with a search underway for 12 others still missing — confirmed by: CBS News, Al Jazeera
Helicopters brought down the remains to Kathmandu airport — confirmed by: ABC News, CBS News
Nepal’s disaster management agency said 21 other people have been killed and five more are missing in different parts of the country between Thursday and Sunday — confirmed by: ABC News, CBS News
Rescuers search for 12 missing after Nepal avalanche kills two — confirmed by: Al Jazeera, CBS News

Attributed (not independently confirmed)

Rescue teams resume search for missing people after avalanche on Himlung Himal killed two people during severe weather — Al Jazeera
Another 10 people were rescued from Mount Himlung, a 23,380-foot peak in north-central Nepal, after the avalanche hit on Sunday.All those killed or missing were Nepali nationals — CBS News
The avalanche hit as people at a base camp prepared for foreign clients to arrive to climb the mountain during the autumn climbing season, which began this month.Helicopters brought down the 10… — CBS News
Rescuers from the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association, which is leading the efforts — ABC News
One man was rescued from a 738-foot hydropower tunnel, and a woman was found alive in a house in the town of Nuwakot — CBS News
Rescue teams search Nepal mountain for 12 swept by avalanche — ABC News

Earlier figures (since updated)

~~Nepal is recovering from devastating flooding in August that swept several villages, leaving more than 1,400 people dead and nearly 6,000 others missing~~ — ABC News, CBS News

This story was checked against 3 independent sources. We only present as fact what reliable sources confirm; everything else is attributed.

Sources

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ABC News · News outlet · September 28, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Al Jazeera · News outlet · September 28, 2026 at 3:10 AM
CBS News · News outlet · September 28, 2026 at 6:17 AM

Timeline

September 28, 2026 at 2:05 AM — Reported by ABC News
September 28, 2026 at 3:10 AM — Reported by Al Jazeera
September 28, 2026 at 6:17 AM — Reported by CBS News

Corrections and updates

Update (September 30, 2026 at 5:40 AM): New confirmed details added.
Update (September 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM): New confirmed details added.
Update (September 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM): New confirmed details added.
Update (September 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM): New sources: CBS News. The information is now confirmed by independent sources. Updated “People”: from 21 to 10.

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Version 4 · September 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Version 3 · September 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Version 2 · September 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
New sources: CBS News. The information is now confirmed by independent sources. Updated “People”: from 21 to 10.
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