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Artificial avalanche tumbles down Russian mountain

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Authorities deliberately triggered the avalanche on Mount Elbrus to release a build up of snow.

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Artificial avalanche tumbles down Russian mountain

Authorities deliberately triggered the avalanche on Mount Elbrus to release a build up of snow.

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Giant Avalanche in Russia 2026: Shocking Video Shows Snow Tsunami in Monte Elbrus

An avalanche on Mount Elbrus at the beginning of this 2026 generated alarm and scenes of panic among tourists and skiers, after a huge mass of snow descended at great speed over the Elbrus resort, in the region of Kabardino-Balkaria, north of the Russian Caucasus. The event took place on Thursday, January 15, 2026, in the middle of the high winter season, when Russian authorities activated a preventive operation to release the accumulation of sn…

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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
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