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Kabardino-Balkaria Avalanche Deathtoll Climbs to 13 as Rescue Efforts Continue

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At least 13 people are now confirmed to have died after an avalanche struck a group of climbers in the North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian emergency services said Wednesday.

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Another climber ' s body was found in search and rescue at the scene of the snow avalanche from Migighi Mountain in the Besengian Gorge of Cabardino-Balkaria, with the death toll rising to 13 people, according to the press service of the Russian Regional Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. "Specialists found the body of one climber.

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On the morning of Wednesday, rescue workers resumed their search for climbers who had disappeared after the avalanche in the Cherek district of Kabardino-Balkaria, who were interrupted on the evening of Tuesday because of the weather. The rescue squads resumed the search for missing persons on the morning of Wednesday, which had been interrupted because of bad weather conditions, handed over RIA News. Tragedy occurred in the Cherek district, whe…

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In Kabardino-Balkaria, rescuers discovered the body of another climber who died under the avalanche, who was a legendary instructor from Petersburg, Albert Isotov.

Newly released footage shows a massive avalanche that hit a group of climbers in the North Caucasus on Sunday. It captures the moment when a mass of snow slid down the slope of the 5,000-meter Mizhirgi mountain into the Bezengi gorge. At least 12 people died in the accident, and six others were injured. According to the VChK-OGPU telegram channel, 13 of them were members of the Russian National Guard special forces.

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The death toll from the avalanche on Russia's Mount Mizhirgi has risen to 13. Four climbers remain missing during the search in the Bezengi Gorge.

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Life.ru broke the news on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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