100 bodies found in Nepal trekking village

Nepali police and local volunteers have found the bodies of about 100 trekkers and villagers buried in an avalanche set off by last month’s devastating earthquake. 

They were digging through snow and ice for signs of dozens more missing, officials said yesterday.

The bodies were recovered on Saturday and Sunday at the Langtang village, 60km north of Kathmandu, which is on a trekking route popular with Westerners. The entire village, which includes 55 guesthouses for trekkers, was wiped out by the avalanche, officials said.