The bodies of two climbers who were killed by an avalanche on a mountain earlier this week were brought to a hospital in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

The remains of a French and an Italian climber were flown to the hospital and taken to a morgue.

Seven people including five foreign climbers were killed when an avalanche swept through the base camp at Mount Yalung Ri, located at 4,900 meters (16,000 feet), on Monday morning.

Eight other climbers and Nepali guides who were injured in the avalanche were flown to Kathmandu on Tuesday.

Among them were three French and five Nepali nationals.

Rescuers have been digging through snow and ice to recover the bodies.

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

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