Searches Suspended After Alpinists Killed in KBR Landslide
Search and rescue operations in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria, where an avalanche struck climbers, were suspended due to worsening weather conditions.
Consensus
- Search and rescue operations in the Bezengi gorge of Kabardino-Balkaria were suspended due to worsening weather conditions.
- A landslide occurred on Mount Mijirgi on September 6.
- The landslide affected a group of 33 alpinists.
- Twelve bodies were evacuated to the alpine camp 'Bezengi'.
- The bodies were handed over to the investigative and operational group of law enforcement agencies.
- Six alpinists remain missing.
- The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case for negligence.
- The terrain is difficult and complicated by a repeated collapse of a rock overhang.
- Rescue operations are planned to resume at dawn on September 9.
Points of divergence
- 12 alpinists died; 13 fatalities were reported in media. — vm
- 15 alpinists were in the group affected by the landslide; 10 managed to descend independently, six were injured and hospitalized. — vedomosti
- 11 people died; 6 were hospitalized; 10 descended independently. — vesti
- 12 people died as of September 8, with 6 still unaccounted for. — vedomosti
- The landslide occurred on September 6 during a hurricane-force wind. — vm
- 12 rescuers were delivered to Mount Mijirgi. — vedomosti
- Operations were suspended by 19:00 on September 7. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Search for climbers in Kabardino-Balkaria suspended due to bad weather — Вечерняя Москва
- Search for missing climbers in Kabardino-Balkaria stopped due to weather — Ведомости
- EMERCOM suspended search for tourists caught in avalanche in Kabardino-Balkaria — Вечерняя Москва
- Search operations at the site of an avalanche slide on climbers in Kabardino-Balkaria have been suspended — Вести