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An Indian climber who was rescued alive from one of the world's most treacherous mountains in Nepal is airlifted to a hospital by helicopter in Lalitpur, three days after he went missing down a crevasse. Anurag Maloo, 34, was descending from a camp on Annapurna on Monday when he fell down a deep crevasse at an altitude of around 5,600 metres. IMAGES
The Pakistani Army rescued Russian mountaineer Alexander Gukov, who was stranded on the Karakoram Mountain Range's Latok Peak, and flown to a military hospital in Skardu. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Gukov had been trapped at a height of 20,650 feet (6,300 metres) for six days and was saved after an intense helicopter mission, which began on July 26.
Footage courtesy of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency from Saturday showed the dramatic rescue of two climbers who were stuck at around 3,000ft on the Bidean Nam Bian mountain near Glencoe. The climbers were airlifted by helicopter after spending a night without shelter in sub-zero temperatures. They called mountain rescue services for help on Friday evening after reaching the summit and being concerned about potential avalanches.
Nearly 100 animals including 40 puppies are rescued by Peruvian authorities in the capital, Lima, after they break open an illegal animal selling operation that kept the little creatures in appalling conditions.