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Nepal Arrests 6 Executives Over Fake Mountain Rescue Claims Scamming Millions
Authorities in Nepal have arrested six travel and mountain rescue executives accused of conducting fake rescues on the Himalayan nation's high mountains to scam millions of dollars from international insurance companies, officials said Monday.
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Austrian Man Arrested For Abandoning Girlfriend On Highest Peak, Leading To Her Death
Prosecutors say he failed to ensure her safety, ignored her inexperience, and delayed calling for help.
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9-Month-Old Baby Rescued From Poland's Highest Peak After Parents Attempt Dangerous Climb
After reaching the summit, the couple realised the descent was too risky and asked guide Stoch for crampons and assistance.
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Army Rescues 2 South Korean Mountaineers In Ladakh; 1 Dies
The Indian Army rescued two critically ill South Korean nationals during a trekking expedition from a peak in the Union territory of Ladakh, officials said on Friday. However, one of the climbers passed away during treatment.
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800 Killed, 2,500 Injured In 6.0 Earthquake In Afghanistan Near Pak Border
A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday, after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people, the Taliban authorities said.
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Stranded Russian Climber, 47, Presumed Dead: Officials
The Russian climber who became stranded on the country's highest peak after breaking her leg more than two weeks ago had found no signs of life.
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Mountain Mudslide In Pakistan Creates 7-Km Lake, "Catastrophic" Floods Feared
A 7-km lake in northern Pakistan, created by a mountain mudslide, is threatening to burst and unleash potentially "catastrophic" floods downstream, officials warned on Saturday.
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358, Including 30 Children, Killed In Pakistan Due To Flash Floods
Rescue workers on Tuesday recovered more bodies from a mountain village in northwest Pakistan where flash floods triggered by a cloudburst brought down homes and buildings, bringing the death count there to at least 20.
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Heroes Of Kishtwar: How Local Volunteers Responded To Cloudburst Tragedy
When massive boulders, giant conifer trees from mountains came crashing down with mounds of slush, it flattened the yatra base camp at Chisoti in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar and reduces most of the village into rubble.
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Retrieval Op On K2 For Chinese Climber's Body, Mountaineers Set Off On Foot
A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world's second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter flights, a Pakistani official said.
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Nepal Arrests 6 Executives Over Fake Mountain Rescue Claims Scamming Millions
Authorities in Nepal have arrested six travel and mountain rescue executives accused of conducting fake rescues on the Himalayan nation's high mountains to scam millions of dollars from international insurance companies, officials said Monday.
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Austrian Man Arrested For Abandoning Girlfriend On Highest Peak, Leading To Her Death
Prosecutors say he failed to ensure her safety, ignored her inexperience, and delayed calling for help.
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9-Month-Old Baby Rescued From Poland's Highest Peak After Parents Attempt Dangerous Climb
After reaching the summit, the couple realised the descent was too risky and asked guide Stoch for crampons and assistance.
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Army Rescues 2 South Korean Mountaineers In Ladakh; 1 Dies
The Indian Army rescued two critically ill South Korean nationals during a trekking expedition from a peak in the Union territory of Ladakh, officials said on Friday. However, one of the climbers passed away during treatment.
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800 Killed, 2,500 Injured In 6.0 Earthquake In Afghanistan Near Pak Border
A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday, after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people, the Taliban authorities said.
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Stranded Russian Climber, 47, Presumed Dead: Officials
The Russian climber who became stranded on the country's highest peak after breaking her leg more than two weeks ago had found no signs of life.
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Mountain Mudslide In Pakistan Creates 7-Km Lake, "Catastrophic" Floods Feared
A 7-km lake in northern Pakistan, created by a mountain mudslide, is threatening to burst and unleash potentially "catastrophic" floods downstream, officials warned on Saturday.
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358, Including 30 Children, Killed In Pakistan Due To Flash Floods
Rescue workers on Tuesday recovered more bodies from a mountain village in northwest Pakistan where flash floods triggered by a cloudburst brought down homes and buildings, bringing the death count there to at least 20.
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Heroes Of Kishtwar: How Local Volunteers Responded To Cloudburst Tragedy
When massive boulders, giant conifer trees from mountains came crashing down with mounds of slush, it flattened the yatra base camp at Chisoti in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar and reduces most of the village into rubble.
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Retrieval Op On K2 For Chinese Climber's Body, Mountaineers Set Off On Foot
A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world's second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter flights, a Pakistani official said.
