Climbers missing in Himalayas

More than 100 mountaineers are stranded in heavy snow in India’s Himalayas and at least one climber has died, an official said today.

“We have lost track of over 100 mountaineers, hikers, porters and guides from India and abroad who are stranded across Uttarakhand after heavy snowfall,” said P.C. Dandriyal, a local official in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand.