"As avalanches and landslides from the surrounding mountains continue to occur in Kyanjin valley, we decided to airlift the locals to Dhunche," said Gautam Rimal, assistant chief district officer, Rasuwa. "Everyone in the village will be rescued by Tuesday. Some of those rescued have already started to travel to Kathmandu to live with their relatives, while others have decided to stay in Dhunche and live in tents," he added.
According to Dengrup Tamang, a local of Langtang, people have been staying in the village in fear of landslides. "Although we survived the deadly earthquake, avalanches have, on numerous occasions, nearly claimed our lives. The village is not habitable anymore." Locals were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief after Army helicopters rescued them from Langtang on Sunday and Monday."None of the villagers were able to sleep properly for fear of another avalanche. There were 7 avalanches on Sunday alone," said a local.
The administration has categorized Langtang as a "highly affected" area and distributed relief materials in the first phase of the aid efforts.
Nepal Police and Nepal Army personnel had started digging in the snow to recover dead bodies buried for 15 days ago, despite the constant threat of more avalanches. The operation, however, was halted on Sunday due to continuous avalanches in surrounding areas, according to Police Sub-inspector Praveen Poudel. According to him, six bodies were recovered from the snow on Sunday alone. As many as 55 bodies have been recovered in the district so far.
Out of 525 deaths in the district, 128 people, including foreign and locals, have died in Langtang alone, according to the District Administration Office (DAO). The search for missing is continuing
According to recent data provided by the DAO, the earthquake have killed 107 in Dadagau, 58 in Thulogau, 63 in Hakum, 24 in Daibung village, 54 in Laharepauwa, 22 in Ramche , 32 in Bhorle village, 30 in Yarsa, 35 in Saramthali, 10 in Dhunche, 7 in Shapfru, 3 in Thun, 10 in Timure, 5 in Briddim, 7 in Gatalang, 3 in Goljung and 3 in Chilime. There is a further 204 people unaccounted for in the district
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