Attention Russian tourists! Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has warned of the risk of heavy snow, blizzards and avalanches in high mountain areas from October 29 to 31 and asked people to avoid visiting them. Issuing permits for trekking in the plateau areas closed to the public has been suspended for this period. The Immigration Department of Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs urged tourists already in the affected areas to stay in safe areas for the entire three-day period and to avoid traveling during this high-risk period. The low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm. Earlier, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Nepal warned that the cyclone could affect the country from October 28 to November 1.