GORKHA: Tourists who were stranded in the Manaslu area of Gorkha were rescued. A total of 110 tourists have been rescued from the area today. The injured, sick and tourists who could not reach their destination due to bad weather were rescued.

Acting Chief District Officer Chitrangat Baral said the tourists were rescued using five helicopters. 85 percent of them were foreign tourists. He said that the rescue operation will be completed within a day or two.

Today, the rural municipality, Manaslu Conservation Area Project, Hotel Entrepreneur Sub-committee, and local youth worked together to open the road, said Nima Dorje Lama, a tourism entrepreneur from Chumanubri Rural Municipality-1 Samdo. A total of 380 people have gone from Samdo to Dharamshala to cross the Larke Pass.

According to the statistics of the Manaslu Conservation Area Project, 6,414 tourists visited the Manaslu area this season.