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Nepal waits for relatives to claim bodies brought down from Mount Everest

June 07, 2019 2:41 AM

KATHMANDU (REUTERS) - Nepal on Thursday (June 6) urged friends and families of four climbers whose bodies were brought down from Mount Everest to come forward and identify them, as the deadliest climbing season since 2015 came to an end.

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