Nine Iranian mountain climbers killed by avalanche
Nine Iranian climbers were fatally buried by an avalanche on Oshtoran Kooh Mountain, in the country's west on Friday. The climbers were among a group of 15 men and women from the city of Mashhad and a local guide who were trapped by the avalanche on Thursday. They were heading back from Oshtoran Kooh, one of the highest ranges in Zagros mountain range and known as the Iranian Alps because of its high peaks which are snow-capped all year round. Bodies of eight of the climbers have been recovered. Efforts are still underway to locate the last ...
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