Four climbers killed and six feared missing after avalanche hit Nirmal Purja's team

An avalanche has struck a mountaineering team led by Nirmal Purja in Pakistan, killing four climbers and leaving six others feared missing. BBC News reports the group included an American, a Chinese national, an Omani and five Nepalis. Purja, a former Gurkha soldier, has built a high-profile climbing career on rapid ascents of the world's highest peaks.

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