Two climbers dead in Philippines volcano accident

Friday, August 7, 2009

Two climbers dead in Philippines volcano accident


MANILA (AFP) - – Two people, including a foreigner, were killed and two others remained missing after a climbing accident on the Mount Pinatubo volcano northwest of Manila, a Philippines air force spokesman said Friday.
The team's Filipino guide and one unidentified foreign climber were found dead while two others were still unaccounted for, said Lieutenant Colonel Gerry Zamudio.
Philippine air force helicopters responding to a distress call rescued five Canadians and three South Koreans, Zamudio told AFP.
The group was apparently climbing the volcano, located about 100 kilometres (60 miles) northwest of Manila, when they were caught in fast-moving mudslides formed when heavy rains mixed with the volcanic ash, the spokesman said.
The search for the two other climbers, whose nationalities were not immediately known, was ongoing, Zamudio said.
The 1,475-metre (4,867-foot) volcano erupted with devastating force in 1991, killing more than 800 people and sending a plume of ash 30 miles into the sky.

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