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Nepal Contemplates Shifting Everest Base Camp As Glacier Melts
The Nepal government is contemplating shifting the base camp of Mount Everest as global warming and human activity are making the current location unsafe, a senior official said in Kathmandu on Friday.
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IIT Delhi Alumnus Scales Mount Everest Within 7 Weeks Of Recovering From Covid
Neeraj Chaudhary tested positive for COVID-19 on the day he was to start from Kathmandu for the Mount Everest but that did not deter the IIT Delhi alumnus who returned to the base camp within weeks of his recovery and ultimately managed to hoist the
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World's Highest Marathon Returns to Earthquake-Hit Everest
Dozens of runners donned snow goggles and braved icy temperatures to participate in the world's highest marathon in the foothills of Mount Everest today, five months after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal.
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Nepal Earthquake: Indian Air Force, Army Made 2223 Sorties, Rescued 11200 People
In the just-concluded 'Operation Maitri' in the quake-hit Nepal, Indian Air Force and Army flew 2,223 sorties, shifted about 11,200 people to safer places and transported and dropped about 1,700 tonnes of relief material.
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Buildings Down, Bodies Recovered in Chautara, Nepal, After Earthquake
An earthquake in Nepal on Tuesday destroyed buildings in the town of Chautara, east of the capital Kathmandu, with bodies being recovered from ruins and injured being brought to hospital, aid workers said.
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Earthquake Shifts Kathmandu by 3 Metres But Everest Height Unchanged, Say Experts
The earthquake that devastated Nepal and left thousands of people dead shifted the earth beneath Kathmandu by up to several metres south, but the height of Mount Everest likely stayed the same, experts said Tuesday.
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When an Avalanche Hit Everest Base Camp: Terrifying Moments on Camera
A deadly wall of snow, and then everything is covered in white. An ominous silence, then cries of terror. Terrifying moments after an avalanche struck a base camp at Mount Everest on Saturday have been caught on camera by German mountaineer Jost Kobusch.
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Injured Flown From Mount Everest, Aftershock Triggers New Avalanches
The first rescue plane carrying people injured in an earthquake-triggered avalanche that ripped through tents on Mount Everest arrived in Kathmandu today shortly before a strong aftershock rocked India and Nepal and triggered more snowfalls.
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Nepal Earthquake: Rescuers Dig With Bare Hands for Survivors
Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal today after an earthquake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing over 1,800, and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
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Air Force Planes Rescue Over 500 Indians From Earthquake-Hit Nepal
Over 500 passengers including many infants arrived in Delhi by Air Force planes late last night and in the early hours today after being evacuated from Nepal, which has been devastated by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake.
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Nepal Earthquake Kills Over 2200 People; More Than 60 Dead in India
More than 2,200 people have died and over 4,500 people have been injured in a massive earthquake of 7.9 magnitude on the Richter scale which hit large parts of Nepal on Saturday, news agency Reuters said quoting the police. The Himalayan nation was hit by an aftershock of 6.7 magnitude today.
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More than 500 Foreign Hikers Rescued after Deadly Landslide in Nepal
More than 500 foreign tourists and their guides have been rescued after a deadly landslide in Nepal blocked a major highway, leaving them stranded in a border town over the weekend, Nepali hiking officials said on Monday.
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Nepalese Runner Wins World's Highest Marathon
Clad in trekking boots and snow goggles, more than 150 runners took part in the world's highest marathon in the foothills of Mount Everest on Thursday, passing yaks and monasteries along the snow-covered trail.
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Chinese Woman First to Climb Everest After Deadly Nepal Avalanche
A Chinese woman climbed Mount Everest on Friday, a government official said, the first person to go up from the Nepali side since an April avalanche killed 16 guides and forced hundreds of foreigners to abandon attempts on the world's highest mountain.
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Nepal counts cost of damaging Mount Everest debacle
Dreams shattered and counting their losses, many foreign climbers say they might never return to Nepal to climb Everest, upset by ugly scenes at base camp and what they see as the government's mismanagement of the peak.
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Nepal Contemplates Shifting Everest Base Camp As Glacier Melts
The Nepal government is contemplating shifting the base camp of Mount Everest as global warming and human activity are making the current location unsafe, a senior official said in Kathmandu on Friday.
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IIT Delhi Alumnus Scales Mount Everest Within 7 Weeks Of Recovering From Covid
Neeraj Chaudhary tested positive for COVID-19 on the day he was to start from Kathmandu for the Mount Everest but that did not deter the IIT Delhi alumnus who returned to the base camp within weeks of his recovery and ultimately managed to hoist the
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World's Highest Marathon Returns to Earthquake-Hit Everest
Dozens of runners donned snow goggles and braved icy temperatures to participate in the world's highest marathon in the foothills of Mount Everest today, five months after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal.
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Nepal Earthquake: Indian Air Force, Army Made 2223 Sorties, Rescued 11200 People
In the just-concluded 'Operation Maitri' in the quake-hit Nepal, Indian Air Force and Army flew 2,223 sorties, shifted about 11,200 people to safer places and transported and dropped about 1,700 tonnes of relief material.
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Buildings Down, Bodies Recovered in Chautara, Nepal, After Earthquake
An earthquake in Nepal on Tuesday destroyed buildings in the town of Chautara, east of the capital Kathmandu, with bodies being recovered from ruins and injured being brought to hospital, aid workers said.
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Earthquake Shifts Kathmandu by 3 Metres But Everest Height Unchanged, Say Experts
The earthquake that devastated Nepal and left thousands of people dead shifted the earth beneath Kathmandu by up to several metres south, but the height of Mount Everest likely stayed the same, experts said Tuesday.
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When an Avalanche Hit Everest Base Camp: Terrifying Moments on Camera
A deadly wall of snow, and then everything is covered in white. An ominous silence, then cries of terror. Terrifying moments after an avalanche struck a base camp at Mount Everest on Saturday have been caught on camera by German mountaineer Jost Kobusch.
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Injured Flown From Mount Everest, Aftershock Triggers New Avalanches
The first rescue plane carrying people injured in an earthquake-triggered avalanche that ripped through tents on Mount Everest arrived in Kathmandu today shortly before a strong aftershock rocked India and Nepal and triggered more snowfalls.
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Nepal Earthquake: Rescuers Dig With Bare Hands for Survivors
Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal today after an earthquake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing over 1,800, and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
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Air Force Planes Rescue Over 500 Indians From Earthquake-Hit Nepal
Over 500 passengers including many infants arrived in Delhi by Air Force planes late last night and in the early hours today after being evacuated from Nepal, which has been devastated by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake.
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Nepal Earthquake Kills Over 2200 People; More Than 60 Dead in India
More than 2,200 people have died and over 4,500 people have been injured in a massive earthquake of 7.9 magnitude on the Richter scale which hit large parts of Nepal on Saturday, news agency Reuters said quoting the police. The Himalayan nation was hit by an aftershock of 6.7 magnitude today.
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More than 500 Foreign Hikers Rescued after Deadly Landslide in Nepal
More than 500 foreign tourists and their guides have been rescued after a deadly landslide in Nepal blocked a major highway, leaving them stranded in a border town over the weekend, Nepali hiking officials said on Monday.
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Nepalese Runner Wins World's Highest Marathon
Clad in trekking boots and snow goggles, more than 150 runners took part in the world's highest marathon in the foothills of Mount Everest on Thursday, passing yaks and monasteries along the snow-covered trail.
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Chinese Woman First to Climb Everest After Deadly Nepal Avalanche
A Chinese woman climbed Mount Everest on Friday, a government official said, the first person to go up from the Nepali side since an April avalanche killed 16 guides and forced hundreds of foreigners to abandon attempts on the world's highest mountain.
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Nepal counts cost of damaging Mount Everest debacle
Dreams shattered and counting their losses, many foreign climbers say they might never return to Nepal to climb Everest, upset by ugly scenes at base camp and what they see as the government's mismanagement of the peak.
