Published on May 24, 2013
Kathmandu (dpa)- Five people were confirmed dead on Kanchenjunga mountain in eastern Nepal, officials confirmed Friday.
The two Hungarians, one Korean and two Nepalis went missing Monday in bad weather at an altitude of around 7,900 metres, said Dipendra Paudel, an officer at the Mountain Department of the Tourism Ministry.
At 8,586 metres, Kanchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world.
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