<p>A search team on Friday recovered the last remaining two bodies missing after a Himalayan avalanche in January buried four South Korean trekkers and three locals.</p>.<p>A wall of snow hit the trekkers at about 3,200 metres (10,500 feet) near the Annapurna base camp in Nepal on January 17, covering them under metres of snow.</p>.<p>Avalanches and more snowfall since then made it too dangerous to launch a proper search. Police returned to the area Friday last week after thawing snow revealed a bag.</p>.<p>"The two bodies were found this morning, a Nepali and a South Korean, after search teams dug through the snow. We have now recovered all bodies," local ward chairman Him Bahadur Gurung told AFP.</p>.<p>"A helicopter is on standby to bring the bodies down once weather allows."</p>.<p>The four South Koreans -- two men and two women -- were part of a team of volunteer teachers working with children in Nepal.</p>.<p>The body of their Nepal guide was found on Friday last week. Three bodies of the South Koreans were found in the next two days.</p>.<p>Another body, of a local guide who had worked for a Chinese team, was also found a month earlier.</p>.<p>The Korean Embassy in Nepal could not be reached for comment.</p>.<p>Nepal has been in a coronavirus lockdown for the past month with all trekking permits suspended.</p>.<p>Thousands of trekkers visit Nepal every year for its stunning views of the Himalayas and routes lined with picturesque villages.</p>.<p>The Annapurna region is particularly popular, with more than 170,000 visitors in 2018.</p>
<p>A search team on Friday recovered the last remaining two bodies missing after a Himalayan avalanche in January buried four South Korean trekkers and three locals.</p>.<p>A wall of snow hit the trekkers at about 3,200 metres (10,500 feet) near the Annapurna base camp in Nepal on January 17, covering them under metres of snow.</p>.<p>Avalanches and more snowfall since then made it too dangerous to launch a proper search. Police returned to the area Friday last week after thawing snow revealed a bag.</p>.<p>"The two bodies were found this morning, a Nepali and a South Korean, after search teams dug through the snow. We have now recovered all bodies," local ward chairman Him Bahadur Gurung told AFP.</p>.<p>"A helicopter is on standby to bring the bodies down once weather allows."</p>.<p>The four South Koreans -- two men and two women -- were part of a team of volunteer teachers working with children in Nepal.</p>.<p>The body of their Nepal guide was found on Friday last week. Three bodies of the South Koreans were found in the next two days.</p>.<p>Another body, of a local guide who had worked for a Chinese team, was also found a month earlier.</p>.<p>The Korean Embassy in Nepal could not be reached for comment.</p>.<p>Nepal has been in a coronavirus lockdown for the past month with all trekking permits suspended.</p>.<p>Thousands of trekkers visit Nepal every year for its stunning views of the Himalayas and routes lined with picturesque villages.</p>.<p>The Annapurna region is particularly popular, with more than 170,000 visitors in 2018.</p>