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Nepal blizzard, avalanche death toll rises to 29

By BiNaj Gurubacharya
Published October 17, 2014 9:38am ET
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Nepal blizzard, avalanche death toll rises to 29
In this Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 photo released by Nepalese Army, unidentified survivors of an avalanche are treated at Army Hospital in Katmandu, Nepal. Rescuers widened their search Friday for trekkers stranded since a series of blizzards and avalanches battered the Himalayas in northern Nepal early this week leaving at least 29 people killed, officials said. (AP Photo/Nepalese Army) | AP

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers widened their search Friday for trekkers stranded since a series of blizzards and avalanches battered the Himalayas in northern Nepal early this week, leaving at least 29 foreigners and locals dead, officials said.

Dozens of people were rescued Friday, officials said, but dozens more were still scattered along popular high-altitude hiking trails.

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