Avalanche kills at least 11 climbers in southern Russia

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Avalanche kills at least 11 climbers in southern Russia (2026) © France 24 00:40 Issued on: 07/09/2026 - 17:00 ⁠At least ​11 people were killed and six ​others injured after an avalanche struck a group of climbers in Russia's ​southern Kabardino-Balkaria ‌Republic, local emergency services said. The ‌avalanche swept down Mount Mizhirgi, ⁠one of the highest peaks in Russia's North Caucasus. Keywords for this article