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Floods in India: Did the nuclear equipment of spying lost on the glacier decades ago cause flooding in the village of Reni?

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  GETTY IMAGES Nanda Devi, India's second highest peak, is near the northeastern border with China Residents of a village in the Himalayas in India believe that nuclear spy equipment is buried under snow in the mountains around their village. So when the village of Renee was flooded in early February, the people there became frightened and rumors spread that "nuclear devices have exploded" and that they caused the flood. However, scientists believe that the flood in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand was caused by a broken piece of a large glacier. More than 50 people were killed in the floods earlier this month. But if you try to tell this to the people of Renee village, many people will not believe you at all. The people of Reni village are involved in farming and this small hill village is home to 250 families. "We believe that nuclear equipment could play a role in this flood," Sangram Singh Rawat, Sarpanch of Raini village, told me. How can glac...

Confirmation of the death of Muhammad Ali Sadpara: 'Son of the Mountains' mountaineering whose blood was soaked

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  Climbers involved in the winter K2 summit: JP Mohar, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and Jan Sunori (right to left) Gilgit-Baltistan authorities have confirmed the deaths of three climbers who went missing while attempting to climb the world's second-highest mountain, K2, including Pakistani climber Ali Sadpara, and called off the ongoing search operation. Has been announced. Ali Sadpara, Iceland's John Sunori and Chile's Juan Pablo Mohar were last seen on February 5 at an altitude of more than 8,000 meters near the summit of K2 by Ali Sadpara's son Sajid Sadpara due to an oxygen regulator malfunction. The campaigns were left unfinished and forced to return. Ali Sadpara and Sajid Sadpara participated in the campaign as high altitude porters. Sajid Sadpara also announced the deaths of the three climbers, including his father, at a press conference in Skardu on Thursday. Sajid Sadpara said, "Kato has taken my father in his arms forever." Sajid Sadpara was accompanied by ...

Ali Sadpara and the search for comrades: Is this the longest rescue operation in the history of Pakistan's mountaineering?

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INSTAGRAM/@14DAWA JP Mohar, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and Jan Sunori (right to left) Rescue operations for mountaineers Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Jan Sunori and Juan Pablo, who went missing on K2 during a winter adventure on February 5, have been virtually non-existent since February 15. However, according to Deputy Commissioner Shigar Azam Khan, there are currently 'High Altitude Porters' at the base camp, who are adapting to the weather and will be able to go up after that. According to the Alpine Club of Pakistan, the families of John Sunori and Juan Pablo have now arrived in Islamabad. Consultations are underway with them at the government level. It may be recalled that Pakistan's Ambassador for Goodwill and eminent climber Vanessa A. Bryan had earlier said in her press release that information about the rescue operation would be provided at a press conference on February 15. It will be held in February. However, no press conference was held until the evening of February 17. W...