00:00Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among ten people missing after an avalanche
00:05struck his climbing expedition in northern Pakistan.
00:08Military helicopters and ground rescue teams equipped with geolocation devices have located
00:12four bodies, and officials confirmed that recovery operations and the search for the
00:17six remaining climbers were continuing, though severe weather has hampered military helicopter
00:21flights in the region.
00:23The team was struck on broad peak at 8,047 meters in the Karakom range, losing all communication
00:29late Thursday.
00:30Purja, aged 43, previously set records by climbing all 14 peaks about 8,000 meters in just six
00:37months in 2019.
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