Nepal Avalanche
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Rescuers continue search after 7 remain missing in Nepal avalancheThe avalanche hit part of the Mount Annapurna trekking route on Friday after heavy snowfall earlier in the week. All other trekkers who were in the area have been safely rescued and flown to safer areas.WorldJan 20, 2020
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200 rescued, 7 missing in Nepal avalanchesNew avalanches forced rescuers to halt their search for four South Korean trekkers and three Nepali guides.WorldJan 19, 2020
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Edmonton man climbing mountain in Nepal during quake describes his experienceAn Edmonton man who is attempting to become the first Canadian to summit the world's 14 tallest peaks is alive and safe following the Nepal earthquake.Apr 26, 2015
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Blizzard that caused Nepal’s worst mountaineering disaster seen from spaceOn Wednesday, NASA released satellite photos of the days before and the days after the deadly avalanche in Nepal that killed 29 people, including four Canadians.WeatherOct 22, 2014
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Nepal closes popular trekking route where 38 died in snowstormsOfficials closed a section of a Himalayan trekking route after rescuers, overwhelmed by last week's deadly snowstorms, had to save new hikers who recently set out on the same trails.WorldOct 19, 2014
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Nepal official: Most stranded trekkers rescuedMost of the trekkers stranded by deadly blizzards in northern Nepal have been rescued or moved to safer ground, but efforts to reach those left behind will continue along the popular route where they were trekking, an official said Saturday.CanadaOct 18, 2014
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Nepal blizzard, avalanche death toll rises to 29Rescuers widened their search Friday for trekkers stranded since a series of blizzards and avalanches battered the Himalayas in northern Nepal early this week, leaving at least 29 foreigners and locals dead, officials said.CanadaOct 17, 2014
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Quebecer tells of Nepal avalanche survivalA Canadian survivor of the Nepal avalanche that killed at least 29 people has described a harrowing tale of being buried waist-high in thick, heavy snow on a "nightmare" of a day.CanadaOct 17, 2014
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B.C. residents safe following deadly Nepal avalancheFamily and friends of dozens of people missing following snow storms and avalanches in Nepal are anxiously waiting for news of their loved ones.Oct 17, 2014
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2 Canadians safe as death toll in Nepal blizzard and avalanche risesSearch and rescue teams flying on army helicopters spotted the bodies of eight more trekkers killed in a series of blizzards and avalanches that have hit central Nepal in recent days, raising the death toll in the region to 27, officials said Thursday.WorldOct 16, 2014
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