British tourists survive avalanche in Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan

July 11, 2022

Ten people, including nine Britons, are reported to have survived after a huge avalanche swept over them in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan.

Footage uploaded to Instagram by Harry Shimmin, one of the people on the trekking tour, showed snow starting to break down a mountain in the distance and sweeping towards them, forcing the group to take cover as the snow went over the top of them. The Guardian