Avalanche
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VIDEO: Search ongoing for two climbers trapped under snow
KARAJ, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Rescue teams are continuing operations to locate the two climbers who were buried beneath an estimated 10 meters of snow following an avalanche in the Khur Waterfall area of Alborz Province.
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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.