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1,000 tourists trapped in China's Xinjiang after avalanches airlifted to safety

16 Jan 2024

Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in a remote holiday village after avalanches hit China's northwestern Xinjiang region with metres-high snow and fickle weather impeding evacuation, state TV reported on...

Dubai-based Pakistani Naila Kiani survives Tibet avalanche as US climber, local guide killed

08 Oct 2023

Tariq Butt, Correspondent / Agencies Pakistani climbers Naila Kiani and Sirbaz Khan have survived an avalanche near the summit of Tibet’s Shishapangma peak (8,027 metres), but an American mountaineer...

Pakistani man survives after being buried by avalanche for 24 hours

29 May 2023

Gulf Today Report A 70-year-old man was rescued alive after being buried under the snow for over 24 hours in Astore district of Gilgit-Baltistan, local media reported on Monday....

Avalanche in northern Pakistan kills 11 members of nomadic tribe

28 May 2023

A snowy avalanche in northern Pakistan killed 11 people on Saturday, including a 4-year-old boy, and injured 25 from a nomadic tribe as they crossed a mountainous area with...

Avalanche kills at least 10 in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region

27 May 2023

An avalanche killed at least 10 people in a remote area of northern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, adding that poor weather and limited accessibility were hampering rescue efforts....

Avalanche kills 5 in France, one missing

10 Apr 2023

A fifth person has been found dead and one is still missing after an avalanche near Mont Blanc in southeastern France, the local prosecutor's office said Monday. One of...

Avalanche sweeps away tourists in Indian state of Sikkim

04 Apr 2023

An avalanche swept away a group of tourists in the Himalayas in northeastern India on Tuesday, killing at least seven and injuring 11, officials said. Army spokesperson Lt. Col...

Tourists among four killed in Norway avalanches

01 Apr 2023

Gulf Today Report Four people, including foreign tourists, were killed on Friday as multiple avalanches hit Norway's far north, including one which swept a house and a barn into...

VIDEO: Massive 'powder cloud' avalanche descends down Utah mountain

28 Mar 2023

Gulf Today Report A massive 'powder cloud' avalanche snowballed down the Mount Timpanogos at Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah on Tuesday, burring trees under it. The avalanche stopped just...

VIDEO: Avalanche kills two Polish skiers in Kashmir, 21 others rescued

01 Feb 2023

Two Polish skiers were killed and 21 other people rescued in Kashmir on Wednesday after an avalanche swept through the popular ski resort of Gulmarg, police said. The skiing...

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