Five Bosnian climbers confirmed dead

Five Bosnian climbers died on Russia's Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, after being caught in a violent storm,but the bodies of three people have not yet been evacuated due to bad weather, RIA Novosti reported on Sunday citing Russian authorities.



Russia's Emergencies Ministry has said rescuers evacuated the bodies of two dead climbers who were located on the mountain at an altitude of 5,350 metres, after first saving two other climbers who were evacuated from the mountain and taken for medical care.



Though the Russian authorities did not specify their nationality, the regional law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti the climbers who died on Elbrus came from Bosnia and Herzegovina.



Mount Elbrus, which rises to 5,642 metres just north of the border with Georgia, is infamous for sudden changes in weather and climbing conditions.