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- A violent storm on Russia’s Mount Elbrus killed five Bosnian climbers from a seven-person Zenica expedition.
- The Russian Emergencies Ministry said rescuers evacuated two bodies at 5,350 metres and recovered three additional bodies that could not be removed because of bad weather.
- Rescuers also saved two other climbers and transported them to medical care.
- Authorities noted that strong winds and sudden weather changes on the 5,642-metre peak hampered the search.
