The search is still on for 26 climbers who went missing on the Indian Himalayas after four were confirmed dead. Rescue teams resumed their search of the Indian Himalayas on Wednesday for 26 missing climbers struck by an avalanche that killed at least four members of their expedition. READ | Eight missing climbers located after Italian glacier collapse"The weather is alright now and rescue operations have resumed," Uttarakhand state disaster agency spokesperson Ridhim Aggarwal told AFP. Four climbers were confirmed dead on Tuesday after members of the expedition were stuck in a crevasse after the avalanche hit. Although no substantial research has been done on the impacts of climate change on mountaineering risks in the Himalayas, climbers have reported crevasses widening, running water on previously snowy slopes, and the increasing formation of glacial lakes.

Source: News 24 October 06, 2022 00:37 UTC