At least 34 dead, dozens missing after Pakistan coal mine blast; climbers vanish in Broad Peak avalanche
At least 34 miners were killed and dozens remain missing after an explosion in a coal mine in Pakistan's Balochistan Province on Thursday. The explosion, caused by a methane gas buildup, resulted in extensive damage and trapped many miners underground. Emergency workers are digging to get oxygen into the mine to rescue those trapped, according to Al Jazeera. The death toll has risen from initial reports of 11 to at least 34, with ten miners still unaccounted for, according to mine inspector Ghani Baloch.
In a separate incident, ten climbers, including renowned Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, are missing after an avalanche on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan on Thursday. The climbing team included five Nepalese, one American, one Chinese, one from Oman, and another foreigner, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan. Purja gained fame for climbing all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in a record 189 days in 2019.
The coal mine explosion is one of the deadliest mining accidents in Pakistan in recent years. Mining accidents are not uncommon in Pakistan, often due to poor safety standards and inadequate ventilation systems.
Purja, also known as "Nimsdai," is a former British Gurkha and special forces soldier who has set multiple records in high-altitude climbing. His achievement of climbing all 14 eight-thousanders in six months was documented in the Netflix film "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible."
The avalanche on Broad Peak is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by climbers in the Karakoram range, which includes some of the world's most treacherous mountains.
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