Tag: Avalanche
4,000 attend funeral for avalanche victims
Some 4,000 people have attended the funeral of eight snowmobilers who died last week near the small town of Sparwood in western Canada after a series of avalanches.[MORE]
Final Canadian avalanche victim recovered
The body of an eighth snowmobiler killed by an avalanche in the Canadian Rocky Mountains was found on Tuesday, police said.[MORE]
6 snowmobilers killed in Canadian avalanche
Searchers have recovered the bodies of six of the eight snowmobilers missing since they were hit by a pair of avalanches in Canada's Rocky Mountains.[MORE]
8 missing after Canada avalanche
Up to eight people may have been killed by two avalanches in British Columbia in Canada.[MORE]
At least 10 killed in Colombia volcano eruption
At least 10 people were killed when a snow-capped volcano in southern Colombia erupted this week, Interior Minister Fabio Valencia said.[MORE]
Search for Mont Blanc bodies still suspended
Ground searches for the bodies of eight climbers lost in an avalanche on Mont Blanc at the weekend remained suspended this morning due to unstable conditions on the mountain, authorities said.[MORE]
Rescuers suspend hunt for eight missing after French avalanche
Rescuers have suspended their hunt for three Swiss and five Austrian climbers missing after a wall of snow buried them in the French Alps, because of fears of fresh avalanches, officials said. [MORE]
10 missing after giant avalanche in French Alps: police
Ten people are believed to be missing after a major avalanche swept down a mountainside early Sunday near Mont Blanc in the French Alps, police have said.[MORE]
Doomed skier tried to 'ride the snow'
Police say a man who died in an avalanche in the NSW Snowy Mountains was seen trying to ride the snow.[MORE]
Man trapped in Snowy Mountains
Communications are hampering a rescue in the Kosciuszko National Park in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Mt Cook climbers 'safe and well'
A New Zealand search and rescue helicopter team has found six missing Australian climbers on Mount Cook.[MORE]
Bad weather hampers Mt Cook rescue effort
Climbers still stranded on NZ's Mt Cook as authorities assess dangers of continuing rescue mission.[MORE]
Final K2 survivor airlifted from mountain: officials
A Pakistani helicopter has airlifted Italian climber Marco Confortola from K2, five days after he survived an ice avalanche which killed 11 others on the world's second highest peak.[MORE]
Frostbitten Italian survivor reaches K2 base camp
A frostbitten Italian climber has limped into K2 base camp after surviving an ice avalanche which killed 11 people.[MORE]
K2 rescue further delayed by bad weather
Bad weather has again grounded helicopters trying to rescue a frostbitten climber on K2 in northern Pakistan.[MORE]
Aust climber lucky to be alive after K2 avalanche
A friend of Australian climber Mark Sheen, who dodged a weekend avalanche on the K2 mountain in Pakistan, says it is likely Mr Sheen survived because he was stuck behind the rest of his climbing party.[MORE]
Italian climber to spend another night on K2
An Italian climber who survived an avalanche that killed 11 people near the summit of K2 in Pakistan will need to spend another night on the world's second-highest mountain before being rescued by helicopter, his team in Italy said.[MORE]
Climbers 'were fighting for themselves' in K2 death zone
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A K2 climb survivor says mistakes led to the most recent mountain disaster.[MORE]
Climbers rescued after K2 disaster
Pakistani army helicopters have rescued two Dutch climbers after an avalanche on K2.[MORE]
11 climbers confirmed dead on K2, rescue efforts continue
Pakistani rescuers have saved one climber and tried to help another stranded on K2, the world's second highest peak, as the death toll from an ice avalanche rose to 11.[MORE]
At least 9 dead on K2, hopes fade for missing
Nine climbers killed and at least three missing after ice collapse on K2.[MORE]
Avalanche kills five French on Italian Alps
An avalanche has killed five French nationals hiking in the Italian Alps, local authorities said.[MORE]
Avalanche near China gas project buries workers
An avalanche near a gas pipeline project in far western China buried at least 12 workers, with four confirmed dead, state media reports.[MORE]
20 dead as avalanches sweep Indian Kashmir
Twenty people were killed by avalanches and 15 others were missing in Indian Kashmir as the heaviest snowfall in recent years brought the Himalayan region to a standstill, according to officials.[MORE]
Two dead, two missing in California avalanches
Two skiers have been killed and two are missing after rare avalanches struck mountains near Los Angeles after a severe winter storm pounded the region, authorities said.[MORE]
