IRAQ – At least 19 people were trapped after heavy snowfall in Iraq’s Erbil Governorate, according to the local civil defense authorities. The director of Soran Civil Defense, Karwan Mirawdeli, told local media on Sunday that the fate of eight people, who were herding livestock near the Sidekan border, remains unknown. Civil defense teams are […]
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1 Dead, Hundreds Stranded in Mount Everest After a Blizzard Snowstorm
CHINA – At least 1 hiker have been confirmed dead after a snowstorm hit the eastern slopes of Mount Everest over the weekend, with rescue operations ongoing to evacuate hundreds of people stranded. The hiker died from hypothermia and altitude sickness on Sunday in the Laohugou area of Qinghai province. Nearly 1,000 people were stranded […]