More than 500 foreign tourists have been forced to stay safely inside hotels after heavy snowfall in Dingboche, Lobuche, and Gorakhpur, and the administration has issued a notice not to venture out.
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Snowfall has stopped in the Khumbu region after 24 hours. With the change in weather, the snowfall that had been continuously falling in the Everest region since yesterday evening has completely stopped from 5 pm today.
The area above Dingboche has one and a half feet of snow, while the weather has improved since the evening, said Lama Kaji Sherpa, chairman of the Everest Pollution Control Committee (SPCC).
With the cessation of snowfall in the upper area, both the mountains and the sky have cleared, and tourists have been advised to stay inside hotels, said District Police Chief DSP Manojit Kunwar. According to DSP Kunwar, more than 500 tourists in the Everest area have been forced to stay inside hotels due to snowfall. Police said that 200 foreign tourists in Dingboche, 212 in Lobuche, and 122 in Gorakhshep are safely staying in hotels. The local administration has issued an order not to leave their homes until the weather improves completely.
Similarly, the incessant rain that has been falling since morning in the area below Namche has also stopped. Local Chhimikalden Sherpa said that the weather in Namche is now clear and there is a cloudless blue sky.
Meanwhile, the local administration and local government have appealed to tourists trekking in the Khumbu region to adopt high alertness, citing the deteriorating weather. Chief District Officer Lila Kumari KC Pandey has issued a public notice to adopt special alertness in the trekking and tourism sectors. Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality has also issued a notice, urging tourists to adopt alertness, and Chief Administrative Officer Nawaraj Gautam said that the local government is ready to help in case of a disaster. According to Chief Administrative Officer Gautam, no disaster has occurred so far.
Meanwhile, the Weather Forecasting Division has stated that even if the weather improves one day tomorrow, there is a possibility of snowfall from tomorrow. Meteorologist David Dhakal has said that there is a possibility of heavy snowfall in the Everest region from the day before tomorrow. Meteorologist Dhakal has suggested that more alertness be adopted from the day before tomorrow.
