Fresh avalanches forced rescuers in a village buried by a landslide in northern Nepal to stop searching for bodies in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake .
Fresh avalanches and continuing rainfall and fog on Friday and Saturday made the rescue work dangerous for police and army rescuers, and they moved to higher and safer ground.
So far, 120 bodies have been recovered from Langtang Valley,a popular trekking route,about 60 kilometers north of Kathmandu.
Among the bodies were those of nine foreigners, and it was still not clear how many people were buried in as many as 160 houses were collapsed in the deadly quake. Similarly, 183 locals, 20 labourers, 80 tourists, 40 tourist guides and 10 NA personnel have been missing in the village buried in mudslide set loose by the magnitude-7.8 quake. As many as 160 houses were collapsed in the village during the deadly quake.
Similarly, 183 locals, 20 labourers, 80 tourists, 40 tourist guides and 10 other personnel have been missing in the area.
The April 25 earthquake killed more than 8,000 people and injured more than 16,000 others, as it flattened mountain villages and destroyed buildings and archaeological sites in the Himalayan region.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless and are still living in tent camps scattered across central and northern Nepal.