Two killed and two missing after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain

Mount Shishapangma was hit by avalanches on Saturday (Chen Zepeng/Xinhua via AP/PA)

An American mountaineer and a Nepalese guide have died after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, according to Chinese media.

Anna Gutu and Mingmar Sherpa were reported to have been killed after avalanches struck Mount Shishapangma on Saturday afternoon at 24,934 ft and 26,246 ft in altitude, state-owned Xinhua News Agency said.