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Nepal Annapurna: Climbing disaster toll reaches 39

A survivor injured in a snowstorm is carried on a stretcher by Nepal Army personnel to an army helicopter in the Manang district along the Annapurna Circuit Trek, 17 October 2014.

At least 39 climbers died on a key Nepali hiking route after it was hit by major snowstorms and avalanches earlier this week, officials say