violent torrents swept over Sikkim state. Water levels in the Teesta River have “returned to normal.” more than 2,500 persons who were stranded in the floods had been rescued. Authorities verified the deaths of at least 77 people in the floods that slammed India’s northeast on Sunday, with thousands more still cut off despite the … Read more
Snow leopards, also referred to as the “ghost of the mountains”. They are infamously elusive animals that inhabit the Himalayas’ snow-covered peaks. Twitter user posted a breathtaking video of a snow leopard and its two cubs. Snow leopards, also referred to as the “ghost of the mountains,” are infamously elusive animals that inhabit the Himalayas’ … Read more
Yeti Airlines flight crashed near the city of Pokhara on Sunday. Killing at least 69 out of 72 passengers. The accident is the country of the Himalayas’ biggest air disaster in 30 years. Hundreds of emergency personnel resumed their search and recovery mission in Nepal on Monday. Following a fatal plane crash that has once … Read more
A group of 41 mountaineers was hit by an avalanche in northern India. At least four individuals have perished and several others are still missing. The group consisted of 34 mountaineering trainees and seven instructors. At least four individuals have perished and several others are still missing in the Indian Himalayas after a group of … Read more
Indian and Chinese troops have started pulling out of the Gogra-Hotsprings border region. The disengagement is intended to maintain calm along the Line of Actual Control. Tensions between the two countries began after hand-to-hand combat in Ladakh in June 2020. Two years after border battles strained diplomatic relations, Indian and Chinese forces have started withdrawing … Read more
In 1984, Chandrashekhar Harbola and 19 others were caught in an avalanche in Siachen glacier. They were on a patrol operation near the Pakistan-India border. At least 10 Indian soldiers died in an avalanche in 2016 in 1984, Chandrashekhar Harbola and 19 others were caught in an avalanche while conducting a patrol operation in the … Read more
On Sunday, a small plane carrying 22 people went missing in Nepal’s Himalayas while travelling on a famous tourist route. The Tara Airlines plane took off from Pokhara, 200 kilometers east of Kathmandu, on a 15-minute scheduled flight to the alpine town of Jomsom. Shortly after takeoff, it lost touch with the airport tower. Ramesh … Read more
KATHMANDU: Rescuers on Wednesday suspended their hunt for three French climbers missing in the Himalayas after an avalanche, with little hope of finding the men alive when the search resumes later this week. The group were attempting to scale Mingbo Eiger, a 6,000-metre (19,700-feet) peak near Mount Everest in Nepal, and were last heard from via satellite … Read more
