Avalanche

Avalanche

Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja. Photo: Collected

Renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after Pakistan avalanche

"The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) has received deeply concerning reports of an avalanche that struck a team of climbers on Broad Peak (8,047m) in the Karakoram mountain range,"

A rescue team departs to the site of an avalanche in a backcountry slope of California's Sierra Nevada mountains, where a group of skiers were stranded, in Nevada County, California, US on 17 February 2026, in this still image from a video. Photo: Nevada County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS

Eight backcountry skiers perish in California avalanche, ninth presumed dead

Rescuers recovered one body and were looking for three others still missing, the army said. Photo: Collected

Five dead in India avalanche as survivors recall rescue

A still image shows what the Indian Army says is a rescue operation by Indian Army members during heavy snowfall, after an avalanche struck a camp near Mana village, in a location given as Garhwal Sector, Uttarakhand state, India, in this image released on February 28, 2025. Photo: Indian Army/Handout via REUTERS

Rescue efforts enter third day at India avalanche site

More than 40 construction workers were missing after an avalanche in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. Photo: Collected

Over 40 missing after avalanche in Indian Himalayas: Rescuers

Map of Afghanistan. Photo: Collected

25 killed in Afghanistan landslide caused by snow: Disaster ministry

Rescue team members search for survivors after an avalanche in the northeastern state of Sikkim, India, April 4, 2023. Indian Ministry of Defence/Handout via REUTERS

Avalanche kills 11 members of nomadic tribe in northern Pakistan

FILE PHOTO: Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala/File Photo

Three Nepali sherpa climbers go missing on Everest

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the French Alpine resort of Les Contamines-Montjoie, France, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Rescuers find sixth body after French Alps avalanche

Rescue team members search for survivors after an avalanche in the northeastern state of Sikkim, India, April 4, 2023. Indian Ministry of Defence/Handout via REUTERS

India avalanche kills 7 on road to Tibet, more trapped

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Death toll from Tibet avalanche rises to 28

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Death toll of avalanche rose to 20 in Tibet

Savita Kanswal. Photo: Collected

Record-setter Indian mountaineer Savita Kanswal among those killed in Uttarakhand avalanche