# Avalanche kills at least 11 climbers in southern Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/48576

- France 24, 2026-09-07 15:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260907-avalanche-kills-at-least-11-climbers-in-southern-russia

> At least 11 climbers were killed and six injured when an avalanche hit their group in Russia’s southern Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, local emergency services said. The avalanche came down Mount Mizhirgi, one of the highest peaks in the North Caucasus.

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