avalanche
Himalayan glacier disaster highlights climate change risks
World
February 9, 2021
Himalayan glacier disaster highlights climate change risks
NEW DELHI (AP) — When Ravi Chopra saw the devastating deluge of water and debris crash downstream from a Himalayan…
Avalanches kill 10 in mountainous area near Iran’s capital
Middle East
December 27, 2020
Avalanches kill 10 in mountainous area near Iran’s capital
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A series of avalanches in Iran killed 10 people in a mountainous area north of the…
Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 31 dead overall
Middle East
February 5, 2020
Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 31 dead overall
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge…
Last bodies pulled from Italian avalanche hotel, death toll 29
World
January 26, 2017
Last bodies pulled from Italian avalanche hotel, death toll 29
Rescuers have pulled the last two dead bodies from the wreckage of a hotel in central Italy that was razed…
‘Several’ injured, missing in Norwegian Arctic avalanche: officials
World
December 19, 2015
‘Several’ injured, missing in Norwegian Arctic avalanche: officials
Several people were injured and several others missing on Saturday after an avalanche buried about 10 houses on the Svalbard…