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Avalanche on Nepal mountain Yalung Ri kills 7 including foreign climbers
- On Monday, officials in Nepal said an avalanche hit the base camp on Mount Yalung Ri in Dolakha district, killing three climbers and leaving eight missing.
- Cyclone Montha brought heavy rain and snowfall across Nepal last week, stranding trekkers as adverse weather in the Rolwaling valley preceded the avalanche.
- With helicopters grounded, ground search-and-rescue teams reached the site on foot while four injured climbers were evacuated to a nearby village.
- Teams from the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and district police mobilised for search-and-rescue, and officials plan to continue operations with another aircraft attempt Tuesday morning.
- Mount Yalung Ri, a beginner peak at 18,370 feet, shows how even smaller Himalayan mountains in Nepal become deadly in severe weather.
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In addition, two other foreigners and two locals also died after being buried by snow. More than a thousand people have recently been evacuated by avalanches.
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Even the former director of the Alpine Rescue in the Val d'Aosta was in the Nepalese Himalayas, where three Italians died: "We waited 30 cm of snow, they dropped 70. The avalanches were everywhere. When things go worse than expected we have to change plans"
·Turin, Italy
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Two separate accidents resulted in the deaths of seven Europeans and two Nepalese in expeditions to the Himalayas.
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