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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2024 death of nine Indian climbers in Himalayan blizzard}}<br />
{{Infobox event<br />
| image = Uttarakhand in India.png<br />
| caption = [[Uttarakhand]] in [[India]]<br />
| date = {{start and end dates|2024|06|01|2024|06|05}}<br />
| time = Blizzard started ~14:00<br />
| timezone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| Location = Between Lambtal and Sahastra Tal peak<br />
| cause = Blizzard<br />
| organizers = Karnataka Mountaineering Association<br />
| participants = 22<br />
| reported deaths = 9<br />
| reported injuries = 13<br />
}}<br />
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In June 2024, nine Indian mountaineers died when a [[blizzard]] struck their location as they were trekking in the remote [[Himalayas]] in [[Uttarakhand]] state in north India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=6 June 2024 |title=Nine trekkers die in Himalayan blizzard |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2806284/nine-trekkers-die-in-himalayan-blizzard |access-date=2024-06-06 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Background ==<br />
On 29 May 2024, nineteen members of the Karnataka Mountaineering Association from [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] in the southern Indian state of [[Karnataka]] began a 35-kilometer long high-altitude trek with three local guides in the remote Sahasra Tal area across the Himalayas.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 2024 |title=Nine Bengaluru trekkers dead in Uttarakhand due to adverse climate, 13 rescued |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/nine-bengaluru-trekkers-dead-in-uttarakhand-due-to-adverse-climate-13-rescued-101717643888594.html |access-date=6 June 2024 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The group was planning to return by 8 June 2024.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Disaster ==<br />
On 3 June 2024 at around 14:00 (GMT+5:30), heavy snowfall struck the mountaineer group after reaching Lambtal and as they moved to Sahastra Tal peak at an elevation of about 12,000 feet, which intensified into blizzard conditions that lasted for four hours.<ref name=":1" /> The wind escalated to roughly 90 kilometres per hour, with the snow darkening and lowering the trekkers' field of vision.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sethi |first=Narendra |date=2024-06-06 |title=Uttarakhand ordeal: How eight trekkers survived on dry fruits in biting cold for 30 hours |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Jun/06/uttarakhand-ordeal-how-eight-trekkers-survived-on-dry-fruits-in-biting-cold-for-30-hours |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The group attempted to turn back to base camp in Lambtal to alert other mountaineers of their situation. By 18:00 (GMT+5:30), two mountaineers had died from the severe snow and wind in front of the group, which in addition to visibility dropping to near zero, made movement and orientation nearly impossible. The mountaineer group was forced to cluster together under a large rock to endure the night, where more mountaineers succumbed to the weather conditions.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-06 |title='We saw people dying in front of us, unable to even drink water': Uttarakhand trekking tragedy survivors recount horror |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/uttarakhand-trekking-tragedy-survivors-horror-9376344/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Two other mountaineers died on the morning of 4 June 2024, with five more succumbing on 5 June 2024. <br />
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On 4 June 2024 evening, a local guide was able to alert rescuers about their situation after being able to connect to a mobile network, and at 5 June 2024, the [[Indian Air Force]] reached the team with two Chetak helicopters and a private helicopter to evacuate the 13 survivors to [[Dehradun]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The [[State Disaster Response Force (Uttarakhand)|State Disaster Response Force]] also dispatched two teams to the location.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
{{Update|date=June 2024}}<br />
An Indian health official stated that the likely cause of death was hypothermia in addition to dehydration, exacerbated by the severe cold preventing them from drinking water. <br />
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On the evening of 6 June 2024, the bodies of the deceased were airlifted from near the site of the disaster in [[Joshimath]] to [[Dehradun]], to be transported by road to [[Delhi]] and then by air from Delhi to Bengaluru.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== List of deceased ==<br />
All of the victims were from Bengaluru, Karnataka.<br />
* Asha Sudhakar, 71<br />
* Anitha Rangappa, 55<br />
* Venkatesh Prasad K., 53<br />
* Vinayak Mungurwadi, 54<br />
* Sujata Mungurwadi, 51<br />
* Padmanabha K. P., 50<br />
* Chitra Praneeth, 48<br />
* Sindhu Wakelam, 44<br />
* Padmini Hegde, 34<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[2023 Himalayan floods]]<br />
* [[2022 Uttarakhand avalanche]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Disasters in Uttarakhand}}<br />
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