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Five Bosnian climbers feared dead on Russia's Mount Elbrus

Five Bosnian climbers feared dead on Russia's Mount Elbrus
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Five Bosnian climbers are feared to have died on Russia's Mount Elbrus, the ​highest mountain in Europe, after being caught ‌in a violent storm, a Bosnian climbing rescue service said on Sunday, as Russian rescuers continued to ​search for the bodies.
Russia's Emergencies Ministry said ​rescuers had saved two other climbers, who ⁠were evacuated from the mountain and taken for ​medical care. It said the bodies of two further ​members of the same group had been located on the mountain at an altitude of 5,350 metres (17,550 feet) ​and would be evacuated when weather conditions ​allowed. The search for the three other bodies is ongoing, ‌the ⁠ministry added, without specifying their nationality.