Search Operation in Nepal Suspended due to Avalanches

Police and army rescuers were forced to suspend the search for bodies of those killed in the deadly earthquake as the area in and around a village in northern Nepal was deemed unsafe following a series of avalanches on Friday and Saturday. Heavy rainfall and fog were also a factor.

The rescuers were working in the Langtang Valley, badly affected by the quake.

The 7.8 earthquake and its powerful aftershocks rocked Nepal on April 25, leaving more than 8,000 people and 16,000 wounded. The natural disaster is estimated to have affected 8 million people, according to the UN. It caused massive destruction across the country.