KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers dug through ice and snow on a mountain in Nepal on Tuesday to look for the bodies of seven climbers who were killed by an avalanche, officials said.

The avalanche pounded the base camp at Mount Yalung Ri, located at 4,900 meters (16,000 feet), on Monday morning. Snowstorms prevented rescuers from reaching the site the same day, but the weather cleared Tuesday and a helicopter landed with rescuers.

The Dolkha district administration office said that eight other climbers who were injured in the avalanche were flown to the capital, Kathmandu, for treatment. Among them were three French and five Nepali nationals.

At least three bodies were pulled out of the snow by Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Isabelle Solange Thaon, 54, said she lost her husband, Christ

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