Lukla weather improves, rescue of stranded tourists Solukhumbu

 NOV 07 -

Air services from Lukla, disrupted for some days due to bad weather, resumed from today with improvement in weather condition.

Tara Air and Agni Air have operated three flights each until now after the weather here improved since the morning. Although the Nepal Army had been making efforts to rescue tourists stranded in Lukla using its MI-17 helicopter since the last three days, it had not been able to do so due to the inclement weather. But it has operated one flight this morning. 

Similarly, the Fishtail Air has operated one flight. Over 150 among the stranded foreign tourists have been rescued until this morning alone, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), Lukla office.

So far, more than 500 tourists have been rescued. Similarly, more than 1,700 tourists have already set on foot towards Kathmandu via Jiri after seeing no hope of improvement in weather, said Pasang Sherpa, a local tourism entrepreneur.

The rescue of stranded tourists is underway, according to the rescue committee. It is believed that there are still some 1,700 tourists in Lukla awaiting rescue. Lukla is the famous trekking gateway to the Everest region.

Source : ekantipur.com