Avalanche
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At least 4 construction workers killed in avalanche in India
TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – At least four workers have died after an avalanche swept away a large construction crew working on a highway near India’s mountainous border with Tibet, Indian army said on Saturday.
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3 killed in avalanche at popular Swiss ski resort: Police
TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – An avalanche at the renowned Swiss ski resort of Zermatt on Monday killed three people and injured another, local police said.
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VIDEO: Avalanche kills five Iranian mountaineers
TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – A group of mountaineers were caught in an avalanche at the bottom of Mount Oshtoran Kuh in the Zagros Mountains in Lorestan Province on Thursday, five of them lost their lives.
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10 killed in avalanche-triggered landslide in Pakistan
TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – At least 10 people were killed and over two dozen injured due to a landslide in a village in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region, local media reported Saturday.
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Avalanche in French Alps leaves 4 dead, 9 injured: report
TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – Four people have died and nine others have been injured in an avalanche southwest of Mont Blanc in the French Alps, media outlets reported.
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6 killed, dozens trapped in avalanche in India’s Sikkim state
TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – An avalanche in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim killed at least six people, injured 30, and trapped dozens more.
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VIDEO: Avalanche in Kyrgyzstan
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Harry Shimmin was among a group of 10 hikers on a tour of the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan when he managed to capture video of an avalanche that eventually buried him under snow and ice.
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Raeisi condoles Tajik counterpart over avalanche incident
TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi in a message to his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon, extended condolence over the death of a number of Tajik people in an avalanche.
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8 killed in weekend Austrian avalanches
TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Avalanches in western Austria have left at least eight people dead in recent days, police said on Sunday.
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VIDEO: Huge avalanche in Kashmir kills two
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Two Polish skiers died in an avalanche at a Himalayan ski resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir and 21 people were rescued.
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2 people still missing after avalanche in Austria
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Two people remain missing after an avalanche Sunday near the mountainous villages of Lech and Zurs in Austria.
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Ice avalanche kills six in Italian Alps amid heatwave
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – At least six people were killed and another eight injured following an avalanche of ice in the Italian Alps, CNN affiliate Skytg24 said Sunday, citing first responders.