Nine climbers killed in Himalayan storm

Five South Koreans and four guides die at their base camp on Mount Gurja

Five South Korean climbers and their four Nepali guides have been killed after a storm devastated their base camp in the Himalayas, local police and hiking officials have said.

The record-breaking climber Kim Chang-ho was among those killed in Nepal’s worst climbing accident for two years.

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