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Two more climbers die on Everest

An aerial view from a helicopter shows the summit of Mount Everest, at 8,849 metres, in the Himalayan range in Nepal. (Photo: AFP)

KATHMANDU: Two more climbers have died on Everest, expedition organisers said on Thursday, bringing to seven the number of deaths on the world’s highest peak in the spring climbing season.

The latest fatalities were a 58-year-old Indian woman who said before her expedition that she had a pacemaker, and a Nepali member of a team clearing trash from the mountain.

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