Two are Alessandro Caputo and Stefano Farronato
Snowstorms and an avalanche on the Himalayan peaks of Nepal have killed 9 people, including 5 Italian climbers. The authorities report it. The ;;deaths occurred in two separate incidents since Friday.
An avalanche hit a group of 12 people at the base camp of the 5,630-meter Yalung Ri peak in central Nepal on Monday.
Seven people died in the disaster, including three Italians, two Nepalese, a German and a French climber, Phurba Tenjing Sherpa, of the expedition organizer Dreamers Destination, told AFP. The Sherpa claimed to have “seen all seven bodies.” The rest of the group was rescued and flown by helicopter to the capital Kathmandu on Tuesday morning, said senior police officer Gyan Kumar Mahato of Dolakha district. Among those rescued are two French and two Nepalese mountaineers.
In an earlier accident in western Nepal, two Italian climbers died while attempting to climb the 6,887-meter-high Mount Panbari. The two men had remained without contact since Friday. The Italian Foreign Ministry identified them today as Alessandro Caputo and Stefano Farronato.
