Four Dead and Six Missing After Avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan
9 sources across 8 countries
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- Der Spiegel
- Frankfurter Allgemeine
- La Nacion
- Folha de S.Paulo
- France 24
- Dawn
- Neue Zuercher Zeitung
- Sky News
- Al-Monitor
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Four mountaineers have been confirmed dead and six others remain missing after an avalanche struck an international expedition on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan. The incident occurred around midday on Thursday, July 30, while the team was ascending from camp two to camp three at an altitude of approximately 6,600 meters. The 8,051 meter peak is the twelfth highest mountain in the world and is located in the Karakoram range.
Among the missing is Nirmal Purja, a 43 year old renowned Nepali climber and former member of the British special forces. Purja gained international fame through a Netflix documentary chronicling his record breaking ascent of all 14 of the world's highest peaks in 2019. He was leading the expedition, which consisted of ten members from Nepal, Pakistan, Oman, the United States, and China.
Search and rescue operations involving the Pakistan Army Aviation and the Alpine Club of Pakistan have utilized helicopters and drones to locate the team. Authorities have identified two of the deceased as Nadhira Al Harthy, the first Omani woman to summit Mount Everest, and Pur Bahadur Gurung from Nepal. Two other bodies have been located but not yet identified. Some reports indicate that the avalanche swept the climbers over 1,000 meters downhill toward the base of the mountain.
Experts suggest the avalanche was a slab avalanche triggered by strong wind drifts from the previous week. Some climbers had already left the base camp days prior due to unstable conditions. The search for the remaining six missing climbers continues, although some sources note that weather conditions have caused temporary suspensions of the operation.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- These outlets provided detailed lists of the victims and emphasized the logistical efforts of the Pakistani rescue teams.
- Centre
- These outlets focused on the basic facts of the disappearance and the identity of the missing climber.
- Centre-right
- These outlets highlighted the technical causes of the avalanche and provided more biographical detail on Nirmal Purja's military background and climbing goals.
Sources
- Centre Al-Monitor: Four bodies located after 10 climbers go missing on Pakistani mountain, sources say
- Centre-left Dawn: 4 bodies found as search continues for climbers missing after Broad Peak avalanche
- Centre-left Der Spiegel: Broad Peak in Pakistan: Nirmal Purja and other mountaineers hit by avalanche
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Nirmal Purja is among ten climbers missing on mountain in Pakistan
- Centre France 24: Renowned Nepali climber among 10 missing after Pakistan avalanche
- Centre-right Frankfurter Allgemeine: Karakoram Mountains: Alpinist team missing on Broad Peak in Pakistan; four mountaineers dead
- Centre-right La Nacion: Nirmal Purja, recognized mountaineer who starred in a Netflix documentary, disappeared after an avalanche in Pakistan
- Centre-right Neue Zuercher Zeitung: Six mountaineers are missing after an avalanche on the eight-thousand-meter Broad Peak, among them is Netflix star Nirmal Purja
- Centre Sky News: Renowned climber missing after avalanche - as four bodies found
Faithfulness score: 1.00 (fraction of claims supported by the sources, self-judged).