Only nine Israelis are still “out of contact” and considered missing after two major earthquakes and more than 100 aftershocks in Nepal last weekend.
The death toll iso far has reached beyond 5,000 and is continuing to rise as remote regions are accessed.
At least 21 stranded Israelis were rescued from the Langtang region in the country, international media reported.
Six hikers who had made contact with family two days ago have once again lost contact, media reported.
But communications are very sketchy in the area as bad weather continues and the aftershocks rattle the region.
Aviv Rozen and Yonatan Molcho were two Israelis who decided to stay in the Langtang area to help local victims, ceding their seats on a rescue helicopter in more desperate need of leaving. Israel’s Foreign Ministry is maintaining full updates on the situation, as are various Israeli insurance companies.
A Nepalese military MI-17 helicopter was loaned to the IDF to help in the rescue of Israeli trekkers, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alon Lavi told Hebrew-language newspaper Yediot Acharanot.
Nepalese army units have also deployed to the area to assist with search and rescue efforts and protect Israeli tourists after some incidents of violence against the Israelis, the newspaper reported Tuesday.
According to data issued by the United Nations, approximately eight million people have been affected by the Nepal earthquakes.
Seismic stations monitoring for underground nuclear testing as far away as Antarctica and Argentina picked up indications of the first 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal.
Seventy stations registered the earthquake, according to the executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, who spoke at a briefing on Tuesday.
