Avalanche in the Bezengi Gorge: 11 dead and search continues

Brief retelling from RIA II

An avalanche descended in the Bezengi Gorge in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria, covering a group of climbers.

According to rescuers, as of Monday morning, 11 people were killed, six were injured, and the fate of another six people remains unknown. Search efforts have been delayed due to weather, but helicopters are planned to be deployed as soon as conditions improve.

ESSENTUKI (Stavropol Territory), September 7 - RIA Novosti. A helicopter from a commercial company and an MI-8 from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations will fly out to search for climbers caught in an avalanche in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria as soon as the weather permits, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the republic reports.

On Sunday, the department reported that an avalanche came down the slope and covered a group of climbers in the Bezengi Gorge in the mountains of the republic. According to rescuers, as of Monday morning, 11 people were killed, six were injured, and the fate of another six people remains unknown.