Eight climbers are dead and at least seven others are missing following avalanches north of Tehran, Iran, Iranian media reported on Saturday (December 26th).
“The bodies of eight missing climbers were found in the heights of Tehran thanks to the efforts of the rescue teams and the operations of the Red Crescent”Mohammad Baqer Mohammadi, deputy of operations of the Iranian Red Crescent, told the official Irna news agency. The drama occurred on Friday after “Avalanches and blizzards” in the mountains north of Tehran, he said.
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State television also spoke of at least “Seven missing climbers” and pointed out that the research was still ongoing.
She showed footage of a helicopter rescue operation in the mountains of “Tochal and Kolakchal” north of the Iranian capital. It shows members of the Red Crescent in a mountainous area covered in snow, carrying a body on a stretcher.
A member of the team indicated that the mission was complicated due to the “Bad weather and snow conditions”.
