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Several climbers have been killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak. The avalanche comes just weeks ahead of peak climbing season.
Nepalese tourism official Krishna Lamsal said the avalanche hit just below Mount Everest Camp 2 around 6: 30 am (0100 UTC) Friday, killing at least six people.
"Rescuers have already retrieved four bodies and they are now trying to pull out two more bodies that are buried under snow," said President of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, Ang Tshering Sherpa.
The area where the avalanche hit is known as "popcorn field" at an altitude of 5,800 meters (19,000 feet). All the dead are believed to be Nepalese guides who were preparing the route ahead of the start of peak climbing season, according to officials.
Rescue workers and helicopters were deployed to the area once the avalanche struck.
Nearly 4,000 people have climbed Mount Everest since 1953, when Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay first scaled the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) summit.
hc/mz (AFP, AP)
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