Report from CNN and Auntie.

"A spokesman for Nepal's tourism ministry told the BBC some missing climbers had been rescued, but about five still remained missing.

It is thought to be the deadliest climbing tragedy on the mountain.
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UPDATE: Rueters - "An avalanche swept down a slope of Mount Everest on Friday killing 12 Nepali mountaineering guides at the beginning of the main climbing season, a Tourism Ministry official said. "

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