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At least 13 Nepalese guides died when an avalanche rushed down a Mount Everest climbing route early Friday, the deadliest disaster to ever occur on the world's tallest mountain.
Nepal Tourism Ministry official Krishna Lamsal told the Associated Press the guides were fixing ropes for other climbers when the avalanche hit at approximately 6:30 a.m.
Three guides are still missing in the mass of ice and snow. Two Sherpas who were injured were taken by helicopter to hospitals in Nepal's capital, Katmandu.
At least 13 Nepalese guides died when an avalanche rushed down a Mount Everest climbing route early Friday, the deadliest disaster to ever occur on the world's tallest mountain.
Nepal Tourism Ministry official Krishna Lamsal told the Associated Press the guides were fixing ropes for other climbers when the avalanche hit at approximately 6:30 a.m.
Three guides are still missing in the mass of ice and snow. Two Sherpas who were injured were taken by helicopter to hospitals in Nepal's capital, Katmandu.
