Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The bodies of five dead climbers were recovered on Tuesday, with seven missing after an avalanche struck a Himalayan base camp in western Nepal on Monday morning.
The avalanche killed at least seven and injured at least five climbers, who have been flown to Kathmandu for medical treatment, officials said.
The International Federation of Mountain Guides Association deployed a four-member search-and-rescue team on Wednesday to help find missing climbers and recover more bodies, The Himalayan Times reported.
"Equipped with world-class search-and-rescue technology, including a RECCO detector, the team is well-prepared to enhance the efficiency nd accuracy of the recovery operation in the challenging alpine terrain," NNGA officials said.
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