October 14, 2018 2:09 PM

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Bodies of nine climbers killed on Nepal's Mount Gurja found

<span style="color: #222222;">In Nepal, bodies of nine climbers from the base camp of the Mount Gurja have been retrieved. The rescue team reached base camp and airlifted all nine bodies this morning. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Five Korean climbers and three Nepali guides were killed after their camp was devastated by a violent snowstorm on Friday. One Nepali guide was missing and his body was also recovered this morning. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Korean expedition team and their Nepali guides were camping at the foot of 7,193 meters Mount Gurja for last few days and waiting for a window of good weather to attempt the summit.  </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mount Gurja is the rarely climbed mountain in Nepal's Annapurna region. It lies next to avalanche prone Dhaulagiri, the world's seventh highest peak. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The storm is the deadliest in Nepal since 18 people killed at the Mount Everest base camp in 2015 in an avalanche triggered by a powerful earthquake.</span>

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