The bodies of three Nepalese climbers killed in the Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Kili Pemba Sherpa, Gyalu Sherpa and Nima Sherpa were among 10 climbers killed in the July 30 incident. Their remains will be kept at the Nepal Mountaineering Association office for tributes.

Kathmandu, Aug 11: The bodies of three Nepalese climbers, who were among the 10 killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir last month, arrived in Nepal on Tuesday, officials said.

Bodies brought to Kathmandu

Veteran British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and nine others were killed in the avalanche on July 30. Purja’s body was flown to the UK, where his family resides, on Saturday.

On Tuesday, the bodies of Kili Pemba Sherpa, Gyalu Sherpa and Nima Sherpa arrived at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, the Nepal Mountaineering Association officials said.