Mustang, Oct. 20 -- Tourist arrivals in Mustang fell by 41.52 percent in the first three months of the current fiscal year compared with the same period last year, as floods, heavy rainfall and prolonged road closures disrupted access to the Himalayan district.

According to the Mustang District Police Office, 69,403 domestic and international tourists visited the district between mid-July and mid-October, down from 118,685 during the corresponding period last year.

Police Inspector Ishwar Mahat, the district police office's information officer, said Mustang received 30,534 visitors between mid-July and mid-August, 20,268 from mid-August to mid-September, and 18,601 between mid-September to mid-October.

The monthly figures show a sharp ...