Four mountaineers missing on storm-hit Mont Blanc

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 8 - Four mountaineers, two Italians and two Koreans, have been missing amid violent storms on the Italian side of Mont Blanc since Saturday, the Aosta Valley Alpine Rescue Service said on Sunday.
    The service said that Italian pair were last reported to be stranded near the summit due to the extreme weather at an altitude of over 4500 metres.
    The rescuers said they did not know where the Koreans were.
    The service reported that its officers tried to search for the missing climbers early on Sunday on foot but had to give up because of the weather. Photo: an archive image of Mont Blanc. (ANSA).