Avalanche in West Iran Kills 5 Mountain Climbers and Injures Another 4

Avalanche in West Iran Kills 5 Mountain Climbers and Injures Another 4
A view shows the the Iranian flag in capital Tehran with the snow-covered Alborz mountain range in the background on Jan. 18, 2022. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
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TEHRAN, Iran—An avalanche killed five mountain climbers and injured four others from an all-Iranian climbing team in west Iran, state media reported on Saturday.

A report by the state-owned IRNA news agency said rescue teams recovered the bodies of five climbers from San Boran peak, some 300 kilometers (about186 miles) southwest of the capital Tehran. The other four injured were taken to hospital.