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One thousand Europeans missing, 12 dead after Nepal quake

Rescuers have struggled to get to remote areas of the mountainous country popular with climbers to look for survivors.

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EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides (L) watches as UN's Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos addresses the media at UN headquarters in Kathmandu on 1 May, 2015.
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One thousand people from the European Union are missing in Nepal and 12 are confirmed dead, nearly a week after a devastating earthquake, the head of the EU delegation here said on Friday.

"We don't know where they are, or they could be," Ambassador Rensje Teerink told reporters, adding that those unaccounted for were mostly tourists in the Langtang and Lukla areas. Langtang is a trekking region to the north of Kathmandu that has been hit by a huge avalanche and mudslides, while Lukla is the jumping off point for walkers and climbers making the nine-day trek to Everest base camp.

Nepal, struck by a huge earthquake on Saturday that has killed more than 6,000, is a popular destination for trekkers and climbers. Rescuers have struggled to get to remote areas of the mountainous country popular with climbers to look for survivors, with fighting between tourists and locals marring efforts to airlift hundreds of trekkers to safety.

Diplomats are finding it hard to trace the missing because many backpackers do not register with their embassies when they arrive in the country.  

Also Read: Live | Nepal earthquake: Death toll reaches 6204; S Jaishankar, Ajit Doval review NDRF rescue operations

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