Seven people, including South Korean climbers, were killed and two more are missing on Gurja Himal mountain after a strong storm swept through their base camp, Nepalese police said.
A storm yesterday destroyed their camp and two rescue helicopters sent were unable to land because of bad weather conditions on the mountain, said police official Bir Bahadur Budamagar.
Villagers who reached base camp found the bodies of four South Korean climbers, two Nepalese guides and another person yet to be identified, while the search was continuing for two more, Budamagar said.
There were five South Korean climbers and four Nepalese guides in the camp when the strong storm hit.
It was unlikely the weather would clear today and helicopter flights were likely to be possible only late today.
