Himlung Himal avalanche: four bodies recovered as official counts diverge

Avalanche

Severity score18 / 100 · Watch

How the score is calculated

The score starts at 8. It adds points from recorded affected, deaths, displaced and casualty counts, plus terms found in the story title, event type or status. For each count, only its highest matching band is used.

Affected people: 1–999: +5 · 1,000–9,999: +12 · 10,000–99,999: +20 · 100,000–999,999: +28 · 1 million+: +35
Deaths: 1–9: +8 · 10–99: +14 · 100–999: +22 · 1,000+: +30
Displaced people: 1–9,999: +6 · 10,000–99,999: +12 · 100,000+: +18
Casualties: 100 or more: +8
Story wording: +10 for terms such as catastrophe, famine, war, conflict, major earthquake, mass casualty or critical. Otherwise, +5 for active, ongoing, emergency, outbreak, cyclone or hurricane.

Score bands: Watch 0–24 · Moderate 25–49 · High 50–74 · Critical 75–100. Scores are capped at 100. Missing or unparseable figures add no points.

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Last verified28 Sept 2026

Date: 27 Sept 2026
Status: CONFLICTING AUTHORITATIVE SERIES · APF 2 DEAD / 8 UNACCOUNTED · NNMGA 4 BODIES RECOVERED / 12 MISSING
Aid Zone: ASIA
Countries: Nepal
Agency: Nepal Armed Police Force / Nepal National Mountain Guide Association

Rescue team members clear snow in the search area after the Himlung Himal avalanche in Manang, Nepal. — Avalanche rescue teams clear snow at the Himlung Himal site. Photo courtesy of the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association, via The Kathmandu Post. Photo: Nepal National Mountain Guide Association (courtesy, via The Kathmandu Post)

In brief

What happenedAn avalanche struck Himlung Himal base camp in Manang, Nepal, on 27 September 2026 during severe weather.
Reported impactAPF operational series: 2 bodies recovered; 8 unaccounted; 12 people made contact from 22 in the affected area · NNMGA expedition-sector update: 4 bodies recovered and identified; 12 expedition support staff reported missing · Event date: 27 September 2026
What help is neededResponse priorities should be confirmed in the linked source reports as needs change.

What changed

Updated verified snapshot

This record was first dated 2026-09-27 and last verified 2026-09-28.

Situation

An avalanche struck Himlung Himal base camp in Manang, Nepal, on 27 September 2026 during severe weather. Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) operational series reported 22 people in the affected area: 12 made contact, two bodies were airlifted and eight people remained unaccounted for. A later Nepal National Mountain Guide Association (NNMGA) expedition-sector update reported four bodies recovered and identified, with 12 expedition support staff still missing.

These authoritative series use different scopes and denominators. WorldsAid preserves both as published and does not merge, add or reconcile them into a single casualty total. Search and recovery work was continuing as weather and mountain conditions permitted.

WorldsAid verification

A WorldsAid editor reviewed this record against 3 attributed sources, cleaned feed formatting and checked the crisis, place and reporting date. 5 human-impact figures were separated from the narrative and dated where the source allowed. Earlier observations remain in the evidence history instead of being silently overwritten.

Verified figures

APF operational series: 2 bodies recovered; 8 unaccounted; 12 people made contact from 22 in the affected area retained at 2026-09-28
NNMGA expedition-sector update: 4 bodies recovered and identified; 12 expedition support staff reported missing retained at 2026-09-28
Event date: 27 September 2026 retained at 2026-09-28
Location: Himlung Himal base camp, Manang, Nepal retained at 2026-09-28
Scope note: The APF and NNMGA series have different denominators; WorldsAid does not merge them retained at 2026-09-28

What we knew when

2026-09-27WorldsAid record entered the retained historical dataset.
2026-09-27APF operational series: 22 in affected area; 12 made contact; two bodies recovered; eight unaccounted. preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source
2026-09-28NNMGA expedition-sector series: four bodies recovered and identified; 12 expedition support staff missing. preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source

Earlier figures are never replaced by later values; additional observations are retained as new ledger entries.

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