Kathmandu, Sept. 28 -- Four bodies have been recovered and identified following an avalanche on Himlung Himal in Manang, while search teams continued efforts on Monday to locate 12 people still missing in the 7,126-metre peak.

The Nepal National Mountain Guide Association (NNMGA) said two bodies were recovered on Monday, those of Birendra Gurung and Ghanshyam Rai. The bodies of Chhebi Bhote and Pasang Bhote were recovered and identified on Sunday.

NNMGA President Tul Singh Gurung said the association's search and rescue team continued its operation in the avalanche-hit area on Monday. The team planned to search for another three to four hours if weather and mountain conditions remained favourable. "Four bodies have been recovered and id...