3 dead, 3 missing after avalanche on Ecuador volcano

Quito (AFP) Oct 25, 2021

An avalanche Sunday on a snow-capped Ecuadoran volcano, the highest peak in the country, killed at least three climbers and left three others missing, officials reported. The avalanche struck a group of 16 mountaineers while at an altitude of 6,100 meters (20,000 feet) on the dormant Chimborazo volcano, according to responders. "There are three missing mountaineers, three dead, three inj