Langtang was a village development committee (VDC) in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal.

[3] Local legends state that a traveling Buddhist Lama was chasing an escaped yak when he spotted the fertile valley.

In doing so, the VDC gives village people an element of control and responsibility in development, and also ensures proper utilization and distribution of state funds and a greater interaction between government officials, NGOs and agencies.

The village development committees within a given area will discuss education, water supply, basic health, sanitation, and income and will also monitor and record progress which is displayed in census data.

[9] The village was entirely destroyed by a massive avalanche resulting from an earthquake on 25 April 2015, during the height of tourist season in the valley.

[6] The disaster also included a landslide[5] and pressure wave that flattened part of the village and many nearby trees.

[5][12][13] While awaiting rescue, relations among survivors grew tense after locals accused several foreigners of looting the wreckage of houses.

[1] After 4 days stranded in the valley due to aftershocks, surviving tourists and locals at Langtang were rescued by helicopter.

[15] In the aftermath of the disaster,[16] survivors were evacuated to Kathmandu, though many continued to return to search for loved ones who were still missing.