Nine climbers feared dead in Himalayas after storm at Mt Gurja

Officials say base camp of South Korean and Nepalese group was devastated

A group of five South Korean climbers and four Nepali climbers and porters are feared dead after a storm hit a camp on a Himalayan peak in west Nepal.

Tourism ministry official Rameshwar Niraula said the storm struck the group at the base camp of Mount Gurja, a mountain of 7,913 metres. The official said the camp had been destroyed.

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