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A wildfire which had been burning for four days in the Scottish Highlands is brought under control after affecting about 30 sqmi of land, making it the largest ever recorded in the United Kingdom. ([https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65765053 BBC News])
2023-05-31

Seven people are killed and eleven others are injured in an avalanche in Nathu La, Sikkim, India.
2023-04-4

Mountain climbers Jess Roskelley, David Lama and Hansjörg Auer are suspected dead after an avalanche on Howse Peak in Canada's Banff National Park.
2019-04-18

An avalanche at the Crans-Montana ski resort in Switzerland injures four, one seriously, with fears that up to a dozen skiers may have been hit according to witnesses. 240 rescuers including police and army search the affected piste area. No further victims are immediately found, or missing persons reported.
2019-02-19

A strong earthquake aftershock measured at 6.7 hits Nepal and northern India and causes further avalanches in the Himalayas.
2015-04-26

The number of fatalities from Thursday's avalanche in the Scottish Highlands rises to three following the death of a man being treated in hospital.
2013-02-15

Four climbers are killed by an avalanche in Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands while descending the south side of Bidean nam Bian. A fifth member of the party is airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, while a sixth escapes unharmed.
2013-01-19

A train derails in the Swiss Alps after ramming into mounds of snow from an avalanche blocking the tracks with no injuries. [http:--www.thenewage.co.za-75222-1020-53-Swiss_train_derails_due_to_avalanche_rail_operator ("The New Age")]date=August 2019
2012-12-23

Over 45 people are trapped by avalanches in the remote Afghan villages of Poshan and Ghadoor in Nuristan province.
2012-03-12