6 Die Climbing Russian Volcano As Icy Winds Delay Rescue
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A view from a helicopter shows the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano after an accident involving climbersKAMCHATKA: Six people have died climbing the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Russia's far east and six more are believed to be stranded on Sunday after freezing winds halted a rescue attempt.The party of twelve, which includes two guides, set off to climb the 4,754-metre (15,597 ft) volcano on Tuesday but ran into trouble on Saturday when some of the group fell to their death at almost 4,200 meters, authorities say.One person is thought to have a broken leg, authorities said.Rescuers attempted to reach them on Sunday but had to turn back as severe winds prevented their helicopter from landing."They were scheduled to land at an altitude of 3,300 metres, but due to gale force winds at 3...