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Nepal: Snowstorm: 2007/05/27 Country Information on DRR

Period 2007/05/27
Country or District Nepal
Event Type Snowstorm
Outline The search for a potent herb, known as jeevan buti or the life-giving herb, in northern Nepals snowy mountain slopes has resulted in the death of at least 16 people while dozens have been blinded and hundreds reported missing.
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Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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NepalNews.com 2007/05/29
16 killed, hundreds missing in Dolpa snowstorm

NepalNews.net 2007/05/29
The search for a potent herb, known as jeevan buti or the life-giving herb, in northern Nepal's snowy mountain slopes has resulted in the death of at least 16 people while dozens have been blinded and hundreds reported missing. The Nepalese home ministry told IANS the disaster occurred due to heavy snowfall in a remote and inaccessible village called Kahigaon, about four days walk from Dunai, the headquarters of the northern Dolpa district.