Mustang. Eleven tourists have died of drowning in the Himalayan district of Mustang in the past year. Since Baisakh 2081 BS, nine foreign and two Nepali tourists have died of drowning.
The highest number of Indian tourists died while visiting the Muktinath temple and visiting Mustang, said Police Inspector Vishal Adhikari, Information Officer at the District Police Office. He said that among those who came to Mustang during the Muktinath temple visit and visit, five died of drowning in Waragung Muktishtetra-1 Muktinath, five in Gharpajhong-4 Jomsom and one in Thasang Rural Municipality-2. The tourists who died due to drowning are between the ages of 58 and 81.
According to the statistics of the District Police Office, two tourists died due to drowning in 2081 BS, one in Jestha, two in Asoj, five in Kartik and one in Poush. Police Inspector Adhikari informed that a 63-year-old American citizen was among those who died due to drowning.
In 2080 BS, 17 people lost their lives due to drowning. Police Inspector Adhikari said that 11 foreigners and 6 Nepali citizens were among the deceased. The District Administration Office, Security Agency, Health Office, Local Level, Provincial Hospital and other concerned bodies have been conducting awareness programs, publicity and pamphlet distribution campaigns regarding the problem of waterlogging and its solutions.
The Provincial Health Office, Ghar Pajhong and Thasang Rural Municipality have also been conducting wall painting and mural writing programs regarding the problem of waterlogging to alert tourists entering Mustang. Tourists face the problem of waterlogging when they travel from the flat areas of the valley to the high mountainous areas without taking rest. Especially, dizziness starts from an altitude of 3,800 meters above sea level.
Senior citizens, physically disabled people, and tourists taking chronic medicine are found to be more prone to dizziness, informed Bhuwan Chhetri, in-charge of the District Traffic Office.
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