Posted on 10/05/2022 8:23:54 AM PDT by BenLurkin
At least 10 people have been killed and many more are missing after an avalanche struck a team of mountaineers high in the Indian Himalayas.
The 34 trainees and seven instructors were practising navigation when they were hit on their descent from a peak in the northern state of Uttarakhand.
Police say 14 people have been rescued, while nearly 20 are still missing.
Earlier reports said the party had been swept into a crevasse. India's air force is helping with rescue efforts.
The group was made up of trainees from the nearby Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. It said they had been returning from Mount Draupadi Danda-2 (5,670m; 18,602 feet) when the avalanche struck.
Authorities were alerted at around 09:30 local time (04:00 GMT) on Tuesday, rescue workers said.
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I can’t even imagine the earth swallowing me.
Pass/Fail training course.
Well, I know one thing if avalanches killed as many people in this country as they do in India and the Himalayas, our wonderful government would make them illegal.
That is sarcasm for a couple of literalist on here.
You’ll get that.
Should have taken the route through the Mines of Moria.
Those mountain passes can be treacherous. Especially when the head of your order has stared into the eye and gone evil.
50,000 ways to lose your life nowadays.
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