Rescuers evacuated two groups of tourists from Elbrus.

14 people have been evacuated from Mount Elbrus - two groups of tourists who could not descend on their own due to bad weather.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the operation to search for a group of climbers began on the evening of August 17. A rescue team surveyed the southern slope of Mount Elbrus in search of a group of climbers who had not made contact at the scheduled time. The group consisted of at least eight people.

Last night, a group of eight climbers lost contact at the scheduled time while ascending Elbrus. Rescuers from the Elbrus High Mountain Emergency Ministry of Russia immediately headed to the site, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kabardino-Balkaria reported today on its "VKontakte" page.

The search and rescue operation was successfully completed this morning. The group of eight climbers encountered bad weather and was located in the area of the Elbrus saddle. Additionally, upon arrival, specialists discovered another group of six tourists who also could not descend on their own due to bad weather.

"Rescuers evacuated both groups of tourists (a total of 14 people) to the Azau glade. They refused medical and further assistance," the agency's message states.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that at the end of July, during an ascent of Elbrus, five climbers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and one resident of the Krasnodar region died. In mid-July, a 48-year-old climber from Malaysia died while descending from Elbrus; he was in an unregistered group with two guides.

On July 10, two climbers fell into the Adyl-su gorge in Kabardino-Balkaria while ascending Peak Via-tau. One died, and the other sustained multiple injuries. Prior to that, on July 7, a climber from St. Petersburg died suddenly on Elbrus.

Elbrus is a two-peaked cone of an extinct volcano, with both peaks exceeding 5.6 kilometers in height, according to a report by the "Caucasian Knot" titled "Elbrus - the Patriarch of the Caucasus Mountains".