KATHMANDU: Two foreign mountaineers have returned to Everest after a deadly avalanche effectively ended the climbing season, flying by helicopter partway up the peak before starting their ascent, an official said yesterday.
The climbers, from the United States and China, took the rare step of hiring a helicopter that flew them above the Khumbu Icefall, where the worst accident in the mountain’s history last month killed 16 sherpa guides, the air charter company said.
The climbers, thought to be the first back on the mountain since expeditions left following the April 18 disaster, flew from Everest base camp to Camp 2, skipping the section where the avalanche hit.
Myanmar bus crash kills 14
YANGON: At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured when an intercity bus crashed in heavy rain on an accident-prone highway in Myanmar, police said yesterday.
The crash happened on Monday evening on the main road between the capital Naypyidaw and the commercial hub of Yangon.
Last month 12 people were killed when a bus collided with a car and burst into flames on the same highway.
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