An avalanche hit climbers on a high Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and six missing, officials said. Many of the climbers were French or German.

Kathmandu: An avalanche swamped climbers on a high Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and eight others missing. Many of the climbers were French or German.

All the ten workers buried in Tuesday's avalanche in northwest China's Gansu province were confirmed dead as bodies of the last six were retrieved late Thursday afternoon, rescuers said.

At least two students were killed due to avalanche at Reshun goal area here on Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 17 (Agencies): Toxic gases Tuesday hampered the search for 138 people buried by an avalanche at a high-altitude Pakistan army camp, as teams from the United States and Norway arrived

Pakistani troops are set to dig a 130-feet tunnel in their search for 138 people buried in an avalanche in the Siachen sector, close to Indian borders, as the rescue operation entered its fifth day

Hope was fading fast for surviors buried under tonnes of ice after military rescuers were hampered by fresh snowfall in an increasingly desperate search for 139 people, mostly soldiers, buried in a

Pakistan's military hoped for a miracle on Sunday as rescue teams searched for 124 soldiers and 11 civilians buried by a Himalayan avalanche near the Indian border, with no sign of survivors more 2

Racing against time, Pakistani troops, aided by sniffer dogs and mechanical equipment, on Sunday frantically searched for 135 people, mostly soldiers, buried under dozens of feet of snow after a ma

An avalanche has killed at least 45 people and buried 15 houses in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nuristan, Press TV reports.

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