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Moldovan climber dies on Everest

AFP . Kathmandu
17 May 2023 18:11:00 | Update: 17 May 2023 21:13:31
Moldovan climber dies on Everest
In this file photo taken on May 31, 2021 the Himalayan Range is seen from the summit of Mount Everest (8,849 metres) in Nepal — AFP Photo

A Moldovan climber died on Everest on Wednesday, Nepali officials said, taking the toll in the current climbing season on the world's highest mountain to five. 

"The climber died up in camp three early hours today, we are trying to get more details," tourism department official Yubaraj Khatiwada told AFP. 

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