Imizimba yabantu abali-10 ababhaqwe kwincopho yenqwanqwa eliphezulu laseMongolia, u-Otgontenger, yafunyanwa ngabasindisi, utshilo i-Arhente yoLawulo lweNgxamiseko yeSizwe.
Abanye abasixhenxe beentaba bahlala bengekho. Iqela labakhweli abangama-30, abaphakathi kweminyaka engama-30 ukuya kwengama-50, labethwa li-avalanche njengoko lalisehla kwi-4,021 yeemitha eziphakamileyo ngemini ngeCawa.
Umsebenzi wokuhlangula, obandakanya abantu abayi-100 kunye neehelikopta ezimbini, wamiswa e-Otgontenger ngenxa yobumnyama, kodwa uya kuqhubeka ngoLwesibini.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- A group of 30 climbers, aged between 30 and 50, was hit by an avalanche as it was descending from the 4,021-meter peak midday on Sunday.
- Umsebenzi wokuhlangula, obandakanya abantu abayi-100 kunye neehelikopta ezimbini, wamiswa e-Otgontenger ngenxa yobumnyama, kodwa uya kuqhubeka ngoLwesibini.
- The bodies of 10 people who were caught in an avalanche on Mongolia's highest peak, Otgontenger, were recovered by rescuers, the Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency said.
