Russian Tourists Advised to Avoid Nepal’s High-Altitude Areas

Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has warned of heavy snowfall, blizzards and avalanches in high-altitude areas from October 29 to 31, and urged people to avoid visiting those areas.

The issuance of trekking permits for restricted high-altitude areas has been suspended for that period.

Nepal’s Department of Immigration, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, has urged tourists already in affected areas to stay in safe locations throughout the three-day period and avoid trekking while the risk remains elevated.

A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is forecast to strengthen into a cyclonic storm.

Earlier, Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, under the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, warned that the cyclone could affect the country from October 28 to November 1.