On way back from trip, 8 Keralites die in Nepal resort

Eight tourists from Kerala died in Nepal after they fell unconscious due to a possible gas leak in their resort room in Pokhara, a popular mountainous destination. On their way back to Kerala, a group of 15 tourists had checked into Everest Panorama Resort in Daman in Makawanpur district. According to the resort manager, although they had booked four rooms, eight of them, including two couples and four children, stayed in one room. Once they checked into their room, they turned on a gas heater to keep themselves warm, the manager said, adding that all the windows and the door were bolted from inside. Police suspect they might have died due to lack of ventilation. Later, the bodies of the deceased were airlifted to Kerala.