Climbers Killed, Missing in Nepal Avalanche
French national Claude Belmas, 52, left, and Armand Manel, 42, survivors of an avalanche at Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, give their details at a clinic in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. The avalanche swept away climbers on a Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing, officials said.(AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
A group of climbers on a Himalayan peak in northern Nepal were swept away by an avalanche Sunday that left at least 11 people dead and as many as 38 others missing, according to CNN.
Officials said the bodies of a Nepalese guide, a Spaniard and a German man were recovered.
Rescue pilots searching for survivors reported seeing seven other bodies on the slopes before weather conditions grounded the air search.
"There were some storms located to the east of the site at the time of the accident," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Samuhel.
Ten members of the team who survived the avalanche were taken by helicopter to hospitals to be treated for injuries.
Rescue teams will continue to look for remaining survivors or victims as well as recover the bodies from the slopes.
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