This was reported to RIA Novosti in the regional SU of the Investigative Committee of Russia.
“The victims are residents of St. Petersburg, Tyumen, Yakutsk, Yekaterinburg and Togliatti, most of them are women,” the ministry said.
A criminal case has been initiated into the death of the climbers.
According to Life.ru, two of the climbers rescued on Elbrus are in serious condition, and three refused hospitalization.
According to the source of the publication, the condition of nine tourists is assessed as satisfactory, five of them are in the burn department, three in the therapy department, and one in traumatology.
Two victims, whose condition was assessed as moderate, are in intensive care.
Earlier it became known that while climbing Elbrus, five climbers died.
They were caught in a severe blizzard: visibility was no more than 1 m, wind gusts reached 40-70 m / s, temperatures dropped to -20 ° C.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations managed to save 14 people.
Searches were carried out at an altitude of 5000 meters and higher in the area where the group was located.