Several countries have issued travel alerts advising their citizens not to travel to Nepal following the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit that country Saturday. One trekking company said it was cancelling its spring expeditions to the country as a result.
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Sunday issued a warning advising tourists “against all but essential travel” to the south Asian nation for the immediate future.
In response, U.K.-based Everest trekking company Jagged Globe said on Monday that it had “suspended all trips that are due to depart this spring season.”
Jagged Globe had a team of 24 people attempting to climb Everest when the earthquake struck triggering a massive avalanche at base camp, according to the company’s Managing Director Simon Lowe. One of the team, Dan Fredinburg, a Google executive, was killed by the impact and two were injured.
For U.K. citizens stuck in Nepal, the FCO advised to stay put. “If you are in a safe place, you should stay where you are until it is safe to leave.”
“If you can leave Nepal safely then we advise that you should do so,” it added.
