Cinci alpiniști morți într-o furtună de zăpadă de pe muntele Elbrus din Rusia. Imagini dramatice din timpul operațiunii de salvare

Cinci alpiniști morți într-o furtună de zăpadă pe muntele Elbrus din Rusia FOTO: Profimedia Images

Cinci alpinişti au murit după ce au fost surprinşi de o furtună de zăpadă pe Muntele Elbrus din Rusia, cel mai înalt masiv din Europa, au anunţat autorităţile.

Alţi 14 membri ai grupului au fost salvaţi de pe acest masiv din Caucaz, după ce au fost surprinşi de vânturi puternice şi căderi masive de zăpadă, precum şi de temperaturi de -20 de grade Celsius, a precizat ministerul regional pentru situaţii de urgenţă.

KABARDINO-BALKARIA, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2021: Rescue service workers carry a climber during a search and rescue operation on Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains. Several climbers have died while ascending Mount Elbrus in unfavourable weather conditions, at -20 degrees Celsius, with the wind speed of around 40 metres per second and the visibility not more than 1 metre. Russian Emergencies Ministry/TASS,Image: 633890115, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

An amateur mountain climber is evacuated with bad frostbites after the failed attempt to reach the summit of Mr Elbrus (5400m), Russia's highest peak,Image: 633926426, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** HANDOUT image or SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE or FILMSTILL for EDITORIAL USE ONLY! * Please note: Fees charged by Profimedia are for the Profimedia's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. Profimedia does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you (the user) expressly agree to indemnify and to hold Profimedia and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against Profimedia arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material. Profimedia does not claim any copyright or license in the attached materials. Any downloading fees charged by Profimedia are for Profimedia's services only. * Handling Fee Only ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

An amateur mountain climber is evacuated with bad frostbites after the failed attempt to reach the summit of Mr Elbrus (5400m), Russia's highest peak,Image: 633926421, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** HANDOUT image or SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE or FILMSTILL for EDITORIAL USE ONLY! * Please note: Fees charged by Profimedia are for the Profimedia's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. Profimedia does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you (the user) expressly agree to indemnify and to hold Profimedia and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against Profimedia arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material. Profimedia does not claim any copyright or license in the attached materials. Any downloading fees charged by Profimedia are for Profimedia's services only. * Handling Fee Only ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

An amateur mountain climber is evacuated with bad frostbites after the failed attempt to reach the summit of Mr Elbrus (5400m), Russia's highest peak,Image: 633926416, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** HANDOUT image or SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE or FILMSTILL for EDITORIAL USE ONLY! * Please note: Fees charged by Profimedia are for the Profimedia's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. Profimedia does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you (the user) expressly agree to indemnify and to hold Profimedia and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against Profimedia arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material. Profimedia does not claim any copyright or license in the attached materials. Any downloading fees charged by Profimedia are for Profimedia's services only. * Handling Fee Only ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

KABARDINO-BALKARIA, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 19, 2021: Pictured in this image is a US mountaineer (C) and members of the Elbrus high-altitude search and rescue team of Russia's Ministry of Emergencies during a rescue operation on Mount Elbrus. The US national, who was ascending the mountain in a group of his fellow countrimen, lost his way in a blizzard at an altitude of some 5,000 metres and sent an SOS signal. Russian Emergencies Ministry/TASS,Image: 632898977, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

This handout picture provided by the Russian Emergencies Ministry on September 24, 2021, shows rescuers conducting a rescue operation on Mount Elbrus after a group of climbers was struck by severe weather conditions while at an altitude of over 5,000 metres (16,000 feet). Five climbers died after a blizzard on Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest peak, Russia's emergencies ministry said on September 24, 2021.,Image: 633905139, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Russian Emergencies Ministry / handout " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS, *** HANDOUT image or SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE or FILMSTILL for EDITORIAL USE ONLY! * Please note: Fees charged by Profimedia are for the Profimedia's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. Profimedia does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you (the user) expressly agree to indemnify and to hold Profimedia and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against Profimedia arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material. Profimedia does not claim any copyright or license in the attached materials. Any downloading fees charged by Profimedia are for Profimedia's services only. * Handling Fee Only ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

6657854 24.09.2021 In this handout video grab released by the Russian Emergencies Ministry, Rescue service workers are seen during a search and rescue operation on Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains, in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkarya, Russia. Five climbers died after they got caught in a sudden snowstorm on Russia's Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. The other 14 members of the party were rescued on the peak in the Caucasus in high winds and heavy snow amid temperatures of minus -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit), the regional emergency ministry said. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use. Press-service of Russian Emergency Situations Ministry,Image: 633924933, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** HANDOUT image or SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE or FILMSTILL for EDITORIAL USE ONLY! * Please note: Fees charged by Profimedia are for the Profimedia's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. Profimedia does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you (the user) expressly agree to indemnify and to hold Profimedia and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against Profimedia arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material. Profimedia does not claim any copyright or license in the attached materials. Any downloading fees charged by Profimedia are for Profimedia's services only. * Handling Fee Only ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

6657852 24.09.2021 In this handout video grab released by the Russian Emergencies Ministry, Rescue service workers are seen during a search and rescue operation on Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains, in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkarya, Russia. Five climbers died after they got caught in a sudden snowstorm on Russia's Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. The other 14 members of the party were rescued on the peak in the Caucasus in high winds and heavy snow amid temperatures of minus -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit), the regional emergency ministry said. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use. Press-service of Russian Emergency Situations Ministry,Image: 633924930, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** HANDOUT image or SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE or FILMSTILL for EDITORIAL USE ONLY! * Please note: Fees charged by Profimedia are for the Profimedia's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. Profimedia does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you (the user) expressly agree to indemnify and to hold Profimedia and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against Profimedia arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material. Profimedia does not claim any copyright or license in the attached materials. Any downloading fees charged by Profimedia are for Profimedia's services only. * Handling Fee Only ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

KABARDINO-BALKARIA, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 19, 2021: Pictured in this image are a group of US mountaineers, one of who lost his way in a blizzard on Mount Elbrus at an altitude of some 5,000 metres and sent an SOS signal. Four members of the Elbrus high-altitude search and rescue team of Russia's Ministry of Emergencies rescued the US national. Russian Emergencies Ministry/TASS,Image: 632898596, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

KABARDINO-BALKARIA, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 19, 2021: Pictured in this image are a group of US mountaineers, one of who lost his way in a blizzard on Mount Elbrus at an altitude of some 5,000 metres and sent an SOS signal. Four members of the Elbrus high-altitude search and rescue team of Russia's Ministry of Emergencies rescued the US national. Russian Emergencies Ministry/TASS,Image: 632898980, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

6657856 24.09.2021 In this handout video grab released by the Russian Emergencies Ministry, Rescue service workers are seen during a search and rescue operation on Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains, in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkarya, Russia. Five climbers died after they got caught in a sudden snowstorm on Russia's Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. The other 14 members of the party were rescued on the peak in the Caucasus in high winds and heavy snow amid temperatures of minus -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit), the regional emergency ministry said. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use. Press-service of Russian Emergency Situations Ministry,Image: 633924936, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** HANDOUT image or SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE or FILMSTILL for EDITORIAL USE ONLY! * Please note: Fees charged by Profimedia are for the Profimedia's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. Profimedia does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you (the user) expressly agree to indemnify and to hold Profimedia and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against Profimedia arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material. Profimedia does not claim any copyright or license in the attached materials. Any downloading fees charged by Profimedia are for Profimedia's services only. * Handling Fee Only ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

Amateur mountain climbers are evacuated with bad frostbites after the failed attempt to reach the summit of Mr Elbrus (5400m), Russia's highest peak,Image: 633926429, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** HANDOUT image or SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE or FILMSTILL for EDITORIAL USE ONLY! * Please note: Fees charged by Profimedia are for the Profimedia's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. Profimedia does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you (the user) expressly agree to indemnify and to hold Profimedia and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against Profimedia arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material. Profimedia does not claim any copyright or license in the attached materials. Any downloading fees charged by Profimedia are for Profimedia's services only. * Handling Fee Only ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

KABARDINO-BALKARIA, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2021: Rescue service workers are seen during a search and rescue operation on Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains. Several members of a group of 19 climbers died while ascending Mount Elbrus in unfavourable weather conditions, at -20 degrees Celsius, with the wind speed of around 40 metres per second and the visibility not more than 1 metre. Russian Emergencies Ministry/TASS,Image: 633891494, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

Grupul de alpinişti ruşi a lansat un mesaj de ajutor joi, în jurul orei 17:00 (14:00 GMT), a adăugat ministerul. Unsprezece dintre supravieţuitori au fost transportaţi la spital, se mai precizează în comunicat.

Unul dintre alpinişti şi-a fracturat piciorul în timp ce cobora de pe munte, a precizat Denis Alimov, ghidul care a organizat expediţia, pentru agenţia de presă TASS, citată de Agerpres.

„Probabil din această cauză grupul a pierdut timp, condiţiile meteo s-au deteriorat catastrofal… Au decis să împartă grupul în trei – cei care merg mai repede şi cei care merg mai încet”, a declarat acesta pentru TASS.

„În timpul coborârii, alte două persoane dintr-un grup au decedat. Dar decizia de a se despărţi a fost una corectă, căci altfel ar fi exista mai multe victime”, a mai spus el.

Ghizii care au însoţit grupul au suferit degerături şi alte răni, a declarat Alimov pentru TASS.

Muntele Elbrus, cu o altitudine de 5.642 de metri, situat la nord de graniţa cu Georgia, este cunoscut pentru schimbări neaşteptate ale condiţiilor meteo.

Sursa: Digi24