Lamjung, Sept. 30 -- Three more bodies were recovered on Wednesday during the search and rescue operation on Himlung Himal in Manang district, taking the number of bodies recovered so far to seven.

Sixteen Nepalis went missing after an avalanche struck the Himlung area on September 27, while they were preparing the mountain for an upcoming expedition. The group included Sherpas and support staff who had been sent ahead of foreign clients to prepare the camp, manage the route and fix ropes before the climbers arrived. Nine people remain missing, and search and rescue efforts are continuing in the area.

The District Administration Office in Manang identified the latest victims as Aash Gurung of Gorkha, Suraj Rai of Khotang and Kalam Budha...