Four mountaineers were killed in an avalanche in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, eight people have been rescued and rescuers are searching for more people.

Avalanche in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, four killed and several missing

An avalanche in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand has trapped at least 28 trainee mountaineers. The avalanche was reported near Draupadi's Danda 2 mountain peak in Uttarkashi.

India: Avalanche traps over 20 trainee mountaineers, four dead

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Two climbers in New Zealand miraculously survived after being buried by an avalanche and then caught in a blizzard atop one of New Zealand’s most famous mountain ranges.

Climbers survive avalanche, blizzard at New Zealand’s famous mountain range thanks to snow cave, muesli bars

Italy has been dealing with its worst drought in 70 years. Amid an early Heat Wave and raging wildfires climate change has triggered yet another problem in the European nation. Italy's Marmolada Glacier has suffered another large crack. This comes after a huge chunk of the glacier broke loose earlier in July and killed at least 11 hikers.

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A group of people while on a guided tour of Kyrgyzstan's mountains had a very lucky escape. The group of ten, which had nine Britons and one American escaped an avalanche and they have the footage to prove it.

Tourists catch a 'lucky' break, escape humongous avalanche, while capturing mind-blowing video. Watch it here

A Glacier, the size of two football fields collapsed in the Italian Alps amid higher than usual temperatures. The collapse triggered a massive avalanche that slid down at 300 kilometers per hour, at least 26 people were caught in the avalanche

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At least six people have been killed after being caught in an avalanche sparked by the collapse of a glacier in the northern Italian Alps. Rescue operations are in progress as several are feared to be missing.

Glacier collapse in Italian alps kills six, several feared missing

The bodies of seven Indian Army personnel who went missing after an avalanche struck near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh have been recovered, the army said in a statement on Tuesday.

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On the Srinagar-Leh highway, an avalanche hits Zoji La Pass near Ranga Morh. However, no casualties have been reported. Because of the massive accumulation of snow at Zoji La pass, the administration had already blocked the Srinagar-Leh road for the winter.

J&K: Avalanche hits Zoji La Pass on Srinagar-Leh highway

Another climber has lost his life at the world’s second highest peak, K2, on Sunday. Scottish mountaineer Rick Allen, who was attempting to open a new route on the southern face of 8,611-metre-high K2, was killed by an avalanche, said Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) Secretary Karrar Haidri.

Avalanche kills Scottish climber at K2 in Karakoram range  

We’re all familiar with land avalanches that pose damage to life and property. But the damage caused by an underwater avalanche is touted to be more intense and a recent disaster on Africa’s western coast serves as testimony to the same.

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At least eight people have died and 384 rescued after a glacier broke and triggered an avalanche close to the Indo-China border in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on Friday.

8 dead, 348 rescued after an avalanche hit Indian state of Uttarakhand

At least eight people died and 384 were rescued after a glacier broke triggering an avalanche close to the Indo-China border in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on Friday, a government official said.

Uttarakhand: At least 8 dead in glacier avalanche

A massive flash flood has been reported in India's Uttarakhand state, where the water level in the Dhauli Ganga river suddenly rose. The water level rose following an avalanche near a power project.

India: Glacier bursts in Uttarakhand triggers massive flood

Buried under the snow from head to toe, Fulvio Giovannini have survived nearly an hour without being able to make the slightest movement. WION brings you the story of this Italian Avalanche survivor.

Fulvio Giovannini: The Italian man who survived Avalanche

Several high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh were wrapped in thick white sheets of snow, with many tourist destinations like Kufri, Manali and Auli receiving the season's first snowfall, while temperatures dipped in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab following rains.

Heavy snowfall in J&K, Uttarakhand, Himachal; avalanche warning in four Kashmir districts

Authorities in Kashmir issued an avalanche warning in four districts of the valley on Monday as the higher reaches of the union territory received moderate to heavy snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains.

Avalanche warning issued for four districts in Kashmir

Over 200 people have been rescued from Mount Everest and Annapurna in Nepal on Saturday, a day after an avalanche hit a section on Annapurna circuit trekking route, Department of Tourism said.

Nepal avalanche: Nearly 200 rescued from Mount Everest and Annapurna

Avalanches killed six people in Austria Sunday in two separate incidents, police said. At least five people were swept away Sunday morning by a large avalanche on a mountain in Upper Austria, part of a group walking in snowshoes on the Dachstein range.

Avalanches kills six in Austria

Heavy snow, chilling winds and poor visibility hampered the search Sunday for four South Koreans and three Nepalis caught in an avalanche in the popular Annapurna region of the Himalayas, officials said.

Heavy snow hampers search for missing South Korean, Nepal trekkers

Seven trekkers, including four South Koreans, went missing in Nepal's northwest Himalayan region after an avalanche hit their trail, local police and hiking officials said on Saturday.

Four South Korean trekkers among seven missing in Nepal avalanche

Search teams found the bodies of 14 people buried by avalanches and heavy snowfall in Pakistani-administered Kashmir Wednesday, with harsh weather hampering rescuers as they race to find any survivors, officials said.

Death toll rises to at least 100 after Pakistan snow, avalanches

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