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Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after 11 hit by avalanche in Pakistan

Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja was killed in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, along with 10 other climbers. The incident occurred during an expedition led by Purja, described as a world-renowned climber and former UK Special Forces member.

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