Kathmandu gets 1st snowfall in 63 years

KATHMANDU: Snow fell on Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, for the first time in 63 years on on Wednesday, stirring excitement and curiosity among residents and their children.

"I have never seen it snow in Kathmandu in all my life," said 45-year-old housewife Manju Shrestha, playing in the snow with her young children.

Weather officials said the brief snowfall, which lasted only a few minutes, was the result of a "westerly disturbance" over Nepal that earlier in the week caused heavy rains.