Mustang. Due to adverse weather, over 500 containers are stranded in the Korala pass area on the Nepal-China border for customs clearance and goods transportation. These containers had reached the Korala pass area after Dashain to transport Chinese goods via the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road. The Korala pass area is at an altitude of 4,610 meters above sea level. Similarly, the Mustang Customs Office, Quarantine, Armed Police BOP, and Area Police Office at Korala are at an altitude of over 4,000 meters above sea level. On Wednesday, Lomanthang Rural Municipality issued a public notice, informing tourists and the general public not to travel to the Korala pass and surrounding areas from Thursday onwards. Lomanthang issued such a notice considering the possibility of risks such as snowfall, storms, and avalanches in the Korala pass and surrounding areas to minimize potential risks. Continuous moderate rainfall has been occurring in Mustang since midnight Thursday. While regular rainfall is occurring in the Lomanthang and Loghekar Damodarkunda rural municipality areas of Upper Mustang, moderate snowfall is occurring in the Korala pass area. The temperature in Upper Mustang has dropped to minus 12 degrees Celsius with the moderate rainfall and extreme cold in Mustang. According to the Armed Police Border Out Post (BOP) at Nhuchung, Lomanthang-4, on the Nepal-China northern Korala pass, the weather in Upper Mustang and the Korala pass area has been deteriorating since this morning. According to the BOP In-charge Armed Police Inspector Prakash Dhital, moderate rainfall has been occurring in Upper Mustang since Thursday morning. In-charge Dhital stated that although the cold has increased sharply in Upper Mustang due to continuous rainfall, there has been no problem in the movement on the Korala pass road. He mentioned that while snowfall is occurring on the high mountains in the Korala pass area, there has been only partial snowfall in the zero line area of Korala. Although tourists and the general public have been advised not to go to the Korala pass from the BOP checkpoint due to prior information about adverse weather, movement has not been completely stopped, he said. In-charge Dhimal informed that more than 500 containers and over 2,500 electric vehicles are stopped for customs clearance and loading of goods at the Korala pass and Lomanthang-4 Nhuchung Customs Yard. According to him, some containers have already entered China for goods transportation from the Korala pass. Hat Bazaar Closed Considering the risks of snowfall, snowstorms, and avalanches, the Nepali hat bazaar located across the border in China at the Korala pass has been closed for two days from today. The Armed Police Border Out Post BOP at Nhuchung, Lomanthang-4, in coordination with China, has closed the Nepali hat bazaar located in Liji Port, China. BOP In-charge Dhimal said that considering the adverse weather and potential risks, movement has been stopped for two days in coordination with the Chinese side for those who operate shops by going from Nepal to China.
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