Three climbers, including a foreign national, have died and eight others are missing after an avalanche struck a climbing expedition on a Himalayan peak in Nepal, police confirmed on Monday. The incident occurred on Yalung Ri Himal mountain, which rises to 5,630 metres (18,470 feet) in the Dolakha district, northeast of Kathmandu.

Three U.S. citizens were among the dead when an avalanche struck the base camp of a Himalayan peak in Nepal, local police said. A Canadian, an Italian, and two Nepali nationals also died in the avalanche at Yalung Ri's base camp,

Three American climbers have died after an avalanche slammed into their base camp in the Himalayas, Nepalese media reports ... local time Monday as they were heading towards Yalung Ri. The peak is located in the Rolwaling Valley of northeastern Nepal ...

It comes after five German mountaineers died after being hit by an avalanche in South Tyrol, in northern Italy, rescuers said on Sunday. Three victims — two men and a woman — had already been recovered dead on Saturday, while the bodies of two other missing people, a man and his 17-year-old daughter, were found on Sunday morning.

An avalanche has swept through a camp on a Himalayan mountain killing seven people, including three Americans, according to local reports. The 18,470-foot-high Mount Yalung Ri in Nepal is considered a suitable peak for beginners without prior climbing experience.

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