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Himalaya storm leaves nine dead on Nepal’s Mt. Gurja – CNN
A renowned South Korean climber was among nine people killed when a vicious snowstorm hit their camp on Nepal’s Mount Gurja. Police and locals are working to bring the bodies off the mountain and to Kathmandu, South Korea’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement. A rescue helicopter was dispatched...