{"id":1012,"date":"2025-11-04T03:49:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2025-11-04T03:49:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:49:47","slug":"avalanche-hits-nepals-mount-yalung-ri-killing-seven-climbers-climate-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1012","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche hits Nepal\u2019s Mount Yalung Ri, killing seven climbers | Climate News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Victims include five foreigners and two Nepalis, while four others remain missing, media reports say.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">At least seven people, including five foreigners, have been killed in eastern Nepal after an avalanche swept through a camp on Mount Yalung Ri, according to media reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Kathmandu Post, citing local officials, reported on Tuesday that the avalanche hit the team of 15 people as they were ascending the 5,630-metre (18,471-foot) mountain of Yalung Ri, and that four members of the expedition remain remaining.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe avalanche buried everyone on the slope,\u201d Deputy Superintendent of Police Gyan Kumar Mahato told the Kathmandu Post. \u201cWe got the information late, and the difficult weather delayed immediate response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mahato said that three French climbers, one Canadian, one Italian and two Nepalis were killed in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Four Nepali climbers who were injured have been evacuated, while four others, also from Nepal, remain missing, the Kathmandu Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>One of the injured climbers told the newspaper that the climbers had called for help but got no response for hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shouted and cried for help, but no one could reach us,\u201d the unnamed climber said. \u201cWe were told that a helicopter would come after four hours, but by then, several of our friends were gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yalung Ri is located in the Rolwaling Valley of northeastern Nepal, and climbers there encounter a mix of rock, ice and snow.<\/p>\n<p>Before Monday\u2019s tragedy, the valley had experienced continuous snow and poor weather conditions for several days, according to the Kathmandu Post.<\/p>\n<p>Mahato, the police officer, said helicopters could not be flown in the area due to heavy snowfall and clouds but an aircraft finally reached the area on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>He added that rescue teams on foot have also been dispatched to the area, and that the search operation would resume on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Nepal is home to eight of the world\u2019s 14 highest peaks, including Mount Everest, and welcomes hundreds of climbers and trekkers every year.<\/p>\n<p>Autumn expeditions on the Himalayan mountains in October and November are less popular because of the shorter, colder days, snowy terrain and a narrow summit window compared with the busy spring season, which runs from April to May.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Cyclone Montha triggered heavy rain and snowfall across Nepal, leaving trekkers and tourists stranded on popular Himalayan trekking routes.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, two Italian climbers have also gone missing while scaling a remote peak in western Nepal, tourism officials said on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victims include five foreigners and two Nepalis, while four others remain missing, media reports say. 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