Avalanche hits glacier on China's Muztagh Ata in Xinjiang, state media says

Avalanche Hits Glacier on China's Muztagh Ata in Xinjiang

An avalanche struck Glacier No. 2 on Muztagh Ata, near China's border with Tajikistan in the northwestern Xinjiang region, with several tourists capturing footage on their phones, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Sunday. Video showed a massive wall of snow and ice ⁠cascading down the mountainside, ⁠forming a snow cloud more than 100 meters (328 feet) wide, the broadcaster said. There were no casualties or property damage ⁠because the avalanche…

Avalanche hits glacier on China's Muztagh Ata in Xinjiang, state media says

An avalanche struck Glacier No. 2 on Muztagh Ata, ​near China's border with Tajikistan in ‌the northwestern Xinjiang region, with several tourists capturing footage on their phones, state ​broadcaster CCTV reported on Sunday.