Nepal : Five people are missing after an avalanche near Mount Dhaulagiri , police say . 12 trekkers died in the popular mountain region , near the highest point of a 21-day trek . The dead were two Poles , an Israeli and a Canadian ; two more are buried under snow . Five more trekkers -- four Canadians and an Indian -- died in remote forest district .
NEW : Five people are missing after an avalanche near Mount Dhaulagiri , police say . 12 trekkers died in the popular Annapurna region , near the highest point of a 21-day trek . The victims include 2 Poles , an Israeli and a Nepali ; 8 more are buried under snow . Five more trekkers -- four Canadians and an Indian -- died in remote Manang district .