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Avalanche at Himlung Himal kills at least 15, leaves one missing
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Climbers were reported missing after an avalanche struck a Himalayan staging point.
An avalanche at Himlung Himal killed at least 15 Nepali expedition workers and left one missing. Rescuers recovered eight bodies on Thursday; the workers had been preparing camps and fixing ropes before foreign climbers arrived.
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Climbers were reported missing after an avalanche struck a Himalayan staging point.
1 of 4 sources“He said chances of finding the one missing worker were slim”
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AllegedBibhuti Chand Thakur said eight members of one expedition team and two people from another company were missing.
“Eight members of our expedition team and two more from another company have been reported missing.”