Unrest in Nepal Continues!

Last week I also reported that the King of Nepal had agreed to return to a democracy, and hand over power to the seven party ruling government. This followed days of unrest that resulted in several deaths, and a disruption of travel and services during the start of the climbing season. It was hoped that the proclamation of the King would bring an end to the unrest there, but instead it has fired up the opposition even more. The King's opponents feel that he is trying to undermine the power of their government, and it's just a ploy to put down the unrest. Now comes this report from MountEverest.net that the opposition plans to hold a major demonstration of over 2 million people tomorrow and march through the streets of Kathmandu. The Military continues to enforce a daytime curfew and has now been given order to "shoot to kill" and the US embassy plans to close, and send the families of the embassy workers home. Just when you thought it was over...