January 23, 2020 11:43 AM

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Rescuers resume search for 4 Korean climbers, 3 Nepal guides

<span style="color: #222222;">Search for four South Korean climbers and three Nepali guides resumed on Wednesday on Nepal's Mount Annapurna following improvement in the weather. Army spokesman Bigyan Dev Pandey said, rescue teams involving nine soldiers and seven civilians were digging through ice and snow on the Annapurna trekking trail and had made progress in determining their possible whereabouts. Snow and bad weather on Tuesday stalled the rescue operation.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Khum Bahadur Subedi of the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal, another agency involved in the operation, said they are hoping to have a better idea of the location by Wednesday afternoon. The trekkers and their guides are still listed as missing but mountaineering experts have said there is little chance they could have survived Friday's massive avalanche.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''<br />''The avalanche hit part of the trekking route after heavy snowfall earlier in the week. All other trekkers who were in the area have been flown by helicopters to safe areas. South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the missing nationals were two women in their 30s and 50s and two men in their 50s, all teachers who were doing volunteer work in Nepal. </span><br />

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