by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2017 | World
Six people were killed and two were missing on Friday in avalanches that were triggered by heavy rain and snowfall in Kashmir in northern India. Helicopters were deployed to rescue people cut off by flash floods that revived memories of 2014, when the Jhelum River...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 27, 2017 | World
Seven high school students and one teacher were killed on Monday after being caught in an avalanche during on a mountain-climbing trip in Japan, with more than 30 people reportedly injured. More than 100 troops have been deployed in a major rescue effort after the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 7, 2017 | Sports
Skiers caught up in an avalanche that struck a popular resort in the French Alps on Tuesday are all safe, and rescuers ended a large search and rescue operation without finding any victims, authorities in the French Alpine resort said. The avalanche swept in shortly...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 19, 2017 | World
An avalanche hit a small hotel in the mountains of central Italy after a series of strong earthquakes had rattled the area, and up to 30 people are feared to have died, officials said on Wednesday. “Around 30 people are unaccounted for, between guests and...
