article_snippet.sent: However, following appeals for help, overstretched Nepalese troops arrived to finally embark on a coordinated rescue mission.
article_snippet.sent: Nepal is appealing to foreign governments for more helicopters.
article_snippet.sent: There are currently about 20 Nepali army, private and Indian army helicopters involved in rescue operations, according to Laxmi Prasad Dhakal, a home ministry official.
article_snippet.sent: China is expected to send helicopters today, Dandal said.
article_snippet.sent: Tensions between foreigners and Nepalis desperate for relief surfaced, rescuers said, as fresh avalanches were reported in several areas.
article_snippet.sent: Members of Israeli search-and-rescue group Magnus said hundreds of tourists, including about 100 Israelis, were airlifted out of Langtang in Rasuwa district, a popular trekking area north of Kathmandu hit by an avalanche on Tuesday.
article_snippet.sent: But at least two foreigners, whose nationalities were as yet unknown, were found dead, Nepal's home ministry said.