Chinese climber killed in avalanche
By Tang Yue and Cui Jia | China Daily | Updated: 2015-04-27 07:48
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A few tents stood at base camp - a major staging area for climbers at the foot of Mount Qomolangma in Nepal - after the area was hit by an avalanche triggered by Saturday's earthquake. Azim Afif / Via Associated Press |
A member of a Chinese mountaineering team was killed and two others were severely injured in the Qomolangma avalanche triggered by the Nepal earthquake, according to the Chinese Mountaineering Association on Sunday night.
The dead climber was identified as Ge Zhenfang, an experienced mountaineer from Jiangsu province. Another 37 surviving Chinese climbers were moved to safety, the association said.
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