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Avalanche in the Caucasus kills 11 mountaineers

From Postimees · () Estonian

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  • An avalanche on Mount Mizhirgi in Russia’s Kabardino-Balkaria Republic killed 11 mountaineers.
  • Six other mountaineers remain missing, according to Russian rescue services.

An avalanche in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains killed 11 mountaineers, and six others remain missing, Russian rescue services said Monday.

Rescuers received the report at about 5 p.m. on Sunday, both Estonian and local time. The avalanche struck Mount Mizhirgi in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, part of Russia’s North Caucasus Federal District. The mountain’s summit rises slightly above 5,000 meters.

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