Avalanche in the Himalayas kills at least 7 climbers

The avalanche struck a camp yesterday, leaving at least seven climbers and guides dead. The nationalities confirmed as two Italians, two Nepali, one Canadian, one French, and one German. The group of climbers and guides had reached the base camp of Yaong Ree Peak at about 16,000 ft, and they're trying to summit at around 21,000 ft.Weather is believed to have triggered the avalanche after a cyclone pushed through the region last week. It brought a lot of heavy snowfall, and then the weather cleared and there ...