Bodies of mountaineers reach Kathmandu

(181014) -- KATHMANDU, Oct. 14, 2018 (Xinhua) -- A body of climber who died on the avalanche of Mount Gurja is carried towards the Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 14, 2018. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma) (dtf)

Kathmandu,   The bodies of nine climbers who died on a Himalayan peak in western Nepal after their camp was devastated by a severe storm were taken back to Kathmandu on Sunday.

A five-member South Korean expedition team and four Nepali guides went missing at the base camp of Mount Gurja, located at 3,500 meters (11,483 feet), when a snowstorm struck and killed all of them, reports Efe news.

A helicopter began retrieving the victims’ corpses on Sunday after strong winds halted rescue operations the day before.