Eight shipping containers that withstood the force of a snow avalanche in the Himalayas ended up saving the lives of dozens of construction workers who were pulled out alive in the northern Indian ...

Climbers and guides were among the seven killed in the Himalayas after an avalanche swept through their campsite, leaving others in need of rescue. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer reports on the ...

New Delhi (CNN) — Dozens of construction workers have been pulled alive from metal containers after they were trapped by a deadly Himalayan avalanche for around 36 hours, according to authorities in ...

A large construction crew working on a highway in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand was swept away by an avalanche. Rescue teams are working to locate the missing workers.At least 25 people ...

Search and rescue teams were battling harsh weather on Tuesday to find four missing climbers after an avalanche at a Himalayan peak in Nepal killed seven people, officials said. The avalanche hit the ...

American Glen Plake, a survivor of a weekend avalanche at Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas arrives at the Tribhuwan domestic airport in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Rescuers have so far ...

The 8,091-metre (26,545-foot) Annapurna is a dangerous and difficult climb, and the avalanche-prone Himalayan peak has a higher death rate than Everest - Copyright ...

Avalanche survivors Didier Armand Berton (L) and Isabelle Thaon in a Kathmandu hospital - Copyright AFP Prakash MATHEMA Avalanche survivors Didier Armand Berton (L ...

On the upper reaches of the Gangotri valley, in the vicinity of glaciers and mountain streams, along the banks of the ...