12 minutes agoEight missing mountaineers in Himalayas
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)A group of eight climbers have disappeared as they climbed the second - highest mountain in India. The team, which houses four mountaineers from Great Britain, set out to conquer the Mount Nada Dev East in Himalaje on 13 May. When they did not return to base camp according to plan that [...]
When they did not return to the base camp as planned, a search-saving team set out to search for them. However, local officials have warned that heavy rainfall and snow are hampering the search operation.
“We have activated our resources to find climbers as they did not return to base camp, but bad weather is hindering operation”, said Vijay Kumar Jogdand, official of the Pithoragarh region.
An Indian Air Force helicopter is expected to be used Sunday morning. Among the hikers are four British climbers, two Americans, one Australian and one Indian.
They were being led by experienced British climber Martin Moran, whose company has organized a lot of climbing into the Himalayas.
There have been various reports of the planned date of this group's return to their base camp. A British Foreign Office spokesman said they are in contact with Indian authorities after reports that there are British citizens in this group, writes “BBC”
