Thursday, 16 November 2006, 06:39 GMT
Climbers missing on Nepalese peak
Authorities in Nepal say six climbers have gone missing from a mountain in the north of the Himalayan kingdom.
The climbers - two Swedes, a Briton and three Nepalese Sherpas - have been missing from the 6812m (22,349ft) Ama Dablam mountain since Monday.
The group is feared to have been swept away by an avalanche on the mountain, authorities said.
Last week, four French climbers went missing while trying to scale the smaller Mount Paldor in the north.
A Swedish foreign ministry official told the Associated Press news agency that search operations to find the missing climbers were under way.
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