Mountain rescue teams in Nepal are searching for dozens of trekkers who have gone missing after unusual seasonal weather.
At least 20 people trekking along the popular Annapurna mountain route have died as a result of blizzards and avalanches.
Army and civilian rescue workers say between 73 and 85 trekkers registered on the trail are unaccounted for, adding that some may have left the area.
The death toll, which includes 11 foreigners and three local yak herders, is expected to rise as a result of the snowstorms brought by the tail end of a cyclone that struck eastern India last weekend.
For two days this week, Nepal was lashed by heavy rain brought by the cyclone that also battered neighbouring India, killing at least 24 people.
"This is one of the worst mountaineering accidents that I can remember," said Gopal Babu Shrestha, the treasurer of the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal, who has been helping with the rescue.
"It is inevitable that the death toll will rise from here."
He took part in helicopter rescue operations on Wednesday and said he had seen what looked like bright jackets and backpacks scattered near the Thorang-La pass, at an altitude of 5,416 metres (17,769ft).
The pass is the highest point of the trail that loops around the Annapurna peak, the world's 10th-highest mountain.
The 150-mile (240km) Annapurna circuit offers spectacular views of jagged peaks and Buddhist villages.
It takes almost three weeks to complete and is nicknamed the "apple pie" circuit because of the teahouses lining the route that offer cold beer and home baking.
"It is our most popular trek," said Hari Thapoliya, a member of the Trekking Team Group in Kathmandu, which offers guides to tourists.
"It is not particularly challenging. If you keep fit by running or doing other exercise you can do it."
It is the second major mountain disaster to strike in Nepal this year, after an ice-avalanche killed 16 sherpa guides on Mount Everest in April.
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