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Five climbers feared dead as violent storm hits Europe’s highest mountain
Five climbers are thought to have died on Russia's Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe.The Bosnian climbers were being caught in a violent storm, a climbing rescue service said on Sunday.Russian rescuers continue to search for the bodies.Russia's Emergencies Ministry said two other climbers had been saved from the storm, they 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.Mount Elbrus, which rises to 5,642 metres (18,510 feet) just north of the border with Georg
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