In NEW DELHI: The fourth day of search and rescue operations was hampered by severe weather after an avalanche slammed climbers in the Indian Himalayas, officials said on Friday. At least 26 people have been confirmed dead.
In the northern state of Uttarakhand, a group of 41 climbing students and their instructors were caught in a huge snowslide on Tuesday close to the summit of Mount Draupadi ka Danda II.24 of the 26 dead that have been recovered so far were trainees, while the other two were instructors, according to a representative of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, a government organisation, who spoke to AFP.
The official stated that three expedition members were still missing, but Friday’s search was cut short by poor weather. Rescue operations will resume in the morning.
