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Rescue efforts enter third day at India avalanche site
Dehradun, India (AFP) Mar 2, 2025 Indian rescuers hurried in sub-zero temperatures Sunday to dig out four missing workers presumed buried by an avalanche in a remote border area, with snowfall increasing the risk of more sliding snow. More than 50 workers were submerged by snow and debris after the avalanche hit a construction camp on Friday near the border with Tibet in the northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, according to officials. Relief teams have managed to rescue 50 workers, but among them four later died of their inj ... read more |
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Eight dead in India avalanche as rescue operation endsDehradun, India (AFP) Mar 2, 2025 Rescuers recovered the eighth and final body from the site of an avalanche in a remote area of northern India, the army said Sunday, marking the end of a marathon operation in sub-zero temperatures. ... more 
Japan warns of avalanches, icy roads ahead of more snowTokyo (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 Japan will face more heavy snow after a two-week whiteout, the country's weather agency said Monday, warning people to be wary of avalanches and icy roads. ... more 
Death toll from US winter storms grows to 14Washington (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 The death toll from powerful winter storms in the central and eastern United States has risen to at least 14, officials said Monday, after floods, gale-force winds and bitterly cold temperatures swept the region. ... more 
Iran schools, offices close in cold snapTehran (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 Authorities in Iran have announced the closure of educational institutions and government offices across the country because of a cold snap, media reports said Friday. ... more |
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Frigid temps hit US behind major winter stormWashington (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 Frigid temperatures across a large US area complicated efforts Tuesday at restoring power and clearing roads after a major winter storm plowed through the central plains to the Atlantic coast. ... more
Massive snow storm slams US; UK and Germany winter storms cancels flightsWashington (AFP) Jan 5, 2025 A powerful winter storm hammered the United States on Sunday, with meteorologists warning millions in the east faced blizzard conditions and some areas would see the heaviest snowfall in a decade. ... more 
Heavy snow in Japan disrupts holiday air trafficTokyo (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 Heavy snow in Japan's northern region cancelled dozens of flights Tuesday as millions of families were returning home to spend the New Year holiday with their loved ones. ... more 
Tens of thousands still without power in Bosnia snowstormSarajevo (AFP) Dec 27, 2024 Tens of thousands of people in Bosnia were still without electricity Friday due to a snowstorm, as rescuers found the body of a weather station employee dead on a mountain. ... more
Skier killed in Swiss avalancheGeneva (AFP) Dec 28, 2024 An avalanche has killed a cross-country skier in southwestern Switzerland, police said Saturday. ... more |
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White Christmas dreams dashed as Europe's winters heat up
Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2024 A white Christmas may increasingly become a nostalgic memory as the Northern Hemisphere sees ever fewer snowy winter days due to climate change, with Europe warming quickest, a report warned on Tuesday. Driven primarily by humanity's mass burning of fossil fuels, that decline in days below freezing threatens tourism, the economy and cultures, according to Climate Central. Tuesday's report by the US-based research institute argues that manmade climate change had caused more than a third of the 12 ... read more
Avalanche buries three taking Swiss Alps avalanche courseGeneva (AFP) Dec 7, 2024 A giant snow slab broke away and barrelled down a mountainside, briefly burying three people out of dozens participating in an avalanche course in the Swiss Alps Saturday, rescue services said. ... more |
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South Korea officials say three dead in heavy snowfallSeoul (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Heavy snowfall blanketed South Korea for a second consecutive day Thursday, resulting in three deaths overall and disrupting flights and ferry services, authorities said. ... more
As Arctic warms, Santa runs short of snow; as SKorean capital gets record Nov snowfallRovaniemi, Finland (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 With a month to go until Christmas, Santa Claus is busy preparing, but the warming climate and lack of snow in his Arctic hometown have him worried. ... more 
Snow, winds cause traffic chaos and power outages in Balkan countriesBelgrade (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 Balkan countries faced traffic disruptions and electricity outages due to heavy snowstorms and winds on Friday. ... more 
Finland snowstorm leaves tens of thousands without powerHelsinki (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 Up to 80,000 households in Finland lost power on Thursday and traffic was disrupted as the country's first big snowstorm of the season brought strong winds, the Finnish Meteorological Institute told AFP. ... more 
Snow returns to Mount FujiParis, France (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 Mount Fuji, the tallest peak in Japan, has experienced its first snowfall following one of the longest snow-free periods on record in 130 years. On 7 November, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 missio ... more |
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