Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 9, 2026 (AFP) - Bodies of five climbers killed last year retrieved in Nepal

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2026-08-09

Rescuers in Nepal have retrieved the bodies of five mountaineers, including three foreigners, killed in an avalanche near the Chinese border last year, officials said on Sunday. The avalanche hit the climbers on the lower flanks of the 5,630-metre (18,471-foot) Yalung Ri peak, near Nepal's border with Tibet, in November 2025. "All five bodies were retrieved this morning by helicopter and our rescue team," Phurba Tenjing Sherpa, director of expedi......

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