At least 11 killed after avalanche hits climbers in Russia’s North Caucasus俄罗斯北高加索地区登山者遭遇雪崩，至少11人遇难
At least 11 people were killed and six others injured after an avalanche struck a group of climbers in Russia’s Kabardino-Balkaria region in the North Caucasus, local emergency services said.
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At least 11 people were killed and six others injured after an avalanche struck a group of climbers in Russia’s Kabardino-Balkaria region in the North Caucasus, local emergency services said.
The avalanche swept down Mount Mizhirgi, one of the highest peaks in Russia’s North Caucasus, at around 5 p.m. local time (9 a.m. EST) on Sunday, hitting a group of 33 climbers.
As of 9 a.m. local time on Monday, 10 climbers had made their own way down the mountain, while the fate of six others remained unknown, emergency services said.
More than 50 emergency workers were involved in the search and rescue operation, but efforts were being hampered by difficult terrain and a high risk of further avalanches, they said.
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俄罗斯北高加索卡巴尔达-巴尔卡尔共和国发生雪崩，一群登山者遇难，造成至少 11 人死亡，另有 6 人受伤，当地应急部门表示。
周日下午 5 点左右（美国东部时间上午 9 点），俄罗斯北高加索地区最高峰之一米日尔吉山发生雪崩，33 名登山者不幸遇难。
截至周一上午9点（当地时间），已有10名登山者自行下山，而其他6人的命运仍然未知，紧急救援部门表示。
超过 50 名紧急救援人员参与了搜救行动，但他们表示，由于地形复杂和雪崩风险较高，搜救工作受到了阻碍。