It is the second fatal avalanche in as many days, after a mountain guide died on Friday morning, May 8, while climbing the north face of the Aiguille d'Olan, in the Écrins massif. According to initial information, the men triggered a windslab avalanche just 20 meters (66 feet) from the summit. The avalanche swept him around 400 meters (1,300 feet) down the mountain.
A wild video from Washington state shows just how dangerous deep snow can be, even on what looks like a wide-open ski run. The footage, shot at Snoqualmie Pass Ski Area, captures a man completely buried headfirst in nearly four feet of fresh snow after a major storm. He was unable to move, with only his skis visible above the surface, while other riders rode by, offering no concern or help.
Dozens of skiers and snowboarders were treated to complimentary pizza and hot chocolate after requiring evacuation from a chairlift at Lutsen Mountains in northern Minnesota in the midst of bitter cold and windy conditions. Bring Me The News reports fire crews and ski patrol responded to scene at around 9:30am on Saturday morning when the chairlift malfunctioned in 56+mph winds and subzero temperatures. Rescuers focused on getting kids and more vulnerable people down first before fully evacuating the 40+ stranded guests.
Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people died in the high-speed train collision Sunday in southern Spain and rescue efforts were continuing. The collision occurred when the tail end of a high-speed Iryo train travelling between Malaga and Madrid with some 300 passengers went off the rails near the municipality of Adamuz in Cordoba province at 7:45pm local time (6.45pm GMT).
A massive fire gutted a shopping mall over the weekend in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, leaving at least 11 people dead. On Monday, a search began for more than 60 people missing in the disaster as rescuers recovered more bodies from the building overnight. What do we know about the fire in Karachi mall? The blaze at the multi-storey Gul Plaza broke out late Saturday and burned for over 24 hours before firefighters were able to extinguish it.
Dozens of rescuers, including police, firefighters and disaster-response personnel, have raced against time to find more survivors in dangerous conditions in the rubble of twisted tin roofs, iron bars and combustible heaps of rubbish and debris. Authorities confirmed the presence of detected signs of life in specific areas, requiring continued careful excavation and the deployment of a more advanced 50-ton crane, which is enroute with police escort, Cebu's Mayor Nestor Archival said in a statement.
The National Police said on Wednesday that rescue teams were struggling to reach isolated communities as damaged roads, unstable slopes and persistent downpours continue to slow operations. Authorities said five bodies and three injured survivors were recovered in the coastal city of Sibolga, the area hit hardest by the flooding. Search teams are looking for four missing residents as damage assessments continue.
A cataclysmic storm rolled into San Bernardino County on Thursday, trapping highway drivers in mudslides and triggering rescue operations throughout the area, including an ongoing search for a 2-year-old boy. The National Weather Service issued its first flash flood warning for the San Bernardino Mountains, which includes towns like Oak Glen and Lake Arrowhead, at 2:13 p.m. and lasted until 8 p.m., meteorologist Ashley Nickerson told SFGATE.
Nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated in the past 48 hours from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's Punjab province following the latest flood alerts by India, officials have said, bringing the total number of people displaced since last month to 1.3 million. A new flood alert was shared with Pakistan by neighbouring India through diplomatic channels early on Wednesday, said Arfan Ali Kathia, director-general of Punjab's Provincial Disaster Management Authority.
