Three dead, three missing after avalanche on Ecuador volcano, say officials

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QUITO, Oct 25 — An avalanche Sunday on a snow-capped Ecuadoran volcano, the highest peak in the country, killed at least three climbers and left three others missing, officials reported.The avalanche struck a group of 16 mountaineers while at an altitude of 6,100 meters (20,000 feet) on the dormant Chimborazo volcano, according to responders.“There are three missing mountaineers, three dead, three injured and seven rescued, out of a total of 16 people,” Quito firefighters, who provided emergency support, said in a statement.A previous report from the country’s ECU911 security service had said four climbers had died and one was injured.Authorities did not identify the climbers or their nationalities, but the Quito newspaper El Comercio reported that all were Ecuadoran.The avalanche was spurred by “weather conditions” and was not caused by any volcanic activity, according to the…