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Coal Mine Disaster Kills At Least 34 in Pakistan
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In Short: At least 34 miners have perished in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine near Quetta, Balochistan, with more missing.
At least 34 miners have perished in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine near Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, according to CNN. So far, four bodies have been recovered, and ground teams are working on identifying the victims.
Purja, a 43-year-old mountaineer and former Royal Marine, was part of a team of ten climbers, including members from Oman, Pakistan, Nepal, and the United States, who are feared missing following an avalanche on Broad Peak, a peak in the Karakoram range, reported The Indian Express.
Pakistani mountaineering officials stated that the avalanche occurred on Thursday at midday on Broad Peak, one of the tallest mountains in the world. The Alpine Club of Pakistan has been in constant contact with authorities to launch a search and rescue operation.
The Alpine Club of Pakistan is mobilizing available resources and seeking helicopter support to secure a swift response. Legal formalities for the identification of the deceased are underway in Gilgit Baltistan, a region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Background
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population in the world as of 2023.
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- Four people have been found dead by ground teams so far, said Irfan Arshad Khan, the Pakistan Alpine Club’s president.
- Legal formalities “regarding identification” are underway, said tourism board of Gilgit Baltistan, a Pakistan administered region of Kashmir region.
- Along with 43-year-old Purja and American Geis, the group included climbers from Oman, Pakistan and Nepal, according to the Alpine Club.
- A team of ten mountaineers, led by Nepal-born former Royal Marine Nirmal Purja, is feared missing following an avalanche on PoK’s Broad Peak, one of the tallest mountains on Earth, the BBC reported.
- Pakistani mountaineering officials said the avalanche hit around midday on Thursday on the 8,047-metre (26,400ft) peak in the Karakoram range.
- The Alpine Club of Pakistan said it had stayed in constant contact with government authorities to launch an immediate search and rescue operation, and that every effort was being made to secure helicopter support and…