The bodies of seven Russian and Ukrainian climbers have been found on Mount Elbrus, Europe’s highest peak, and a search continues for four other missing alpinists, officials said on Thursday.
”We have found the bodies of seven climbers,” said a Russian Emergency Situations Ministry spokesperson. ”The search is continuing to find the other four.”
The climbing group of 12 went missing on Monday. So far, just one survivor has been found.
The victims died while trying to climb in temperatures of as low as minus 50ºC on the mountain, Russian news agencies said.
Mount Elbrus is located just inside Russia ,near the Russian-Georgian border at the centre of the Caucasus range, with a main summit of 5 633m. — AFP
