An Italian alpine rescuer climbs a frozen waterfall in Malga Ciapela, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

A reflection of Italian alpine rescuers using snow probes during an avalanche rescue training exercise is seen on goggles of a rescuer in Passo Fedaia, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italian alpine rescuers climb a frozen waterfall in Malga Ciapela, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italian alpine rescuers prepare an avalanche rescue training exercise in Passo Fedaia, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

An Italian alpine rescuer and rescue dog run across snow during an avalanche rescue training exercise in Passo Fedaia, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

An Italian alpine rescuer climbs a frozen waterfall in Malga Ciapela, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italian alpine rescuers are seen using snow probes during a simulation of a rescue of a 'trapped' victim during an avalanche training exercise in Passo Fedaia, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italian alpine rescuers simulate a rescue of a victim who had been 'trapped' under snow during an avalanche training exercise in Passo Fedaia, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italian alpine rescuers shovel through snow during a simulation of a rescue of a victim 'trapped' under snow during an avalanche training exercise in Passo Fedaia, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italian alpine rescuers climb a frozen waterfall in Malga Ciapela, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italian alpine rescuers simulate a rescue of a victim who had been 'trapped' under snow during an avalanche training exercise in Passo Fedaia, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italian alpine rescuers participate in an avalanche rescue training exercise in Passo Fedaia, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italian alpine rescuers climb a frozen waterfall in Malga Ciapela, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

An Italian alpine rescuer shovels through snow during an avalanche rescue training exercise in Passo Fedaia, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italian alpine rescuers participate in an avalanche rescue training exercise in Passo Fedaia, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italian alpine rescuers simulate a rescue of a training victim who had been 'trapped' under snow during an avalanche training exercise in Passo Fedaia, Italy, February 11, 2020. Picture taken February 11, 2020. Twice a month throughout the year members of the Italian Alpine Rescue Service (CNSAS), many of whom are volunteers, gather for avalanche training 2,000 metres up the mountains in the Dolomites. The Italian Alps are heavily affected by climate change with a constant temperature increase and more extreme weather fronts, resulting in shrinking glaciers and the risk of avalanches becoming more common. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Members of the Kazakh Emergencies Ministry take cover during a controlled explosion triggering an avalanche for public safety in the Tien Shan mountains outside Almaty, Kazakhstan February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

An avalanche warning sign is seen next to the slope at Schlick 2000 ski resort near Neustift im Stubaital, Austria February 6 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

An avalanche warning sign is seen next to the slope at Schlick 2000 ski resort near Neustift im Stubaital, Austria February 6 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

An avalanche warning sign is seen next to the slope at Schlick 2000 ski resort near Neustift im Stubaital, Austria February 6 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

An avalanche warning sign is seen next to the slope at Schlick 2000 ski resort near Neustift im Stubaital, Austria February 6 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Rescue workers wait for to reinforce a rescue operation after an avalanche in the eastern town of Bahcesaray in Van province, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Rescue workers wait for to reinforce a rescue operation after an avalanche in the eastern town of Bahcesaray in Van province, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Turkish honour guards stand by the flag-draped coffins of Turkish soldiers and rescuers who were killed by an avalanche during a ceremony at a military base in the eastern city of Van, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Families mourn as they gather around the flag-draped coffin of one of the Turkish soldiers and rescuers who were killed by an avalanche during a ceremony at a military base in the eastern city of Van, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Families mourn as they gather around the flag-draped coffin of one of the Turkish soldiers and rescuers who were killed by an avalanche during a ceremony at a military base in the eastern city of Van, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Families mourn as they gather around the flag-draped coffin of one of the Turkish soldiers and rescuers who were killed by an avalanche during a ceremony at a military base in the eastern city of Van, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Families mourn as they gather around the flag-draped coffin of one of the Turkish soldiers and rescuers who were killed by an avalanche during a ceremony at a military base in the eastern city of Van, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Families mourn as they gather around the flag-draped coffin of one of the Turkish soldiers and rescuers who were killed by an avalanche during a ceremony at a military base in the eastern city of Van, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Turkish honour guards carry the flag-draped coffins of Turkish soldiers and rescuers who were killed by an avalanche during a ceremony at a military base in the eastern city of Van, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Turkish honour guards carry the flag-draped coffins of Turkish soldiers and rescuers who were killed by an avalanche during a ceremony at a military base in the eastern city of Van, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Families mourn as they gather around the flag-draped coffin of one of the Turkish soldiers and rescuers who were killed by an avalanche during a ceremony at a military base in the eastern city of Van, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Families mourn as they gather around the flag-draped coffin of one of the Turkish soldiers and rescuers who were killed by an avalanche during a ceremony at a military base in the eastern city of Van, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Turkish honour guards stand by the flag-draped coffins of Turkish soldiers and rescuers who were killed by an avalanche during a ceremony at a military base in the eastern city of Van, Turkey, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

People pray and light candles for the victims, who were killed during heavy snowfall and avalanches in Neelum Valley, in Peshawar, Pakistan January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

A dog searches for survivors during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A helicopter of the REGA approaches to land during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Swiss rescue team members take down a dog from a helicopter of the REGA during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Swiss rescue team members work as a helicopter of the REGA approaches during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Swiss rescue team members dig in the snow during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Swiss rescue team members work during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A Swiss rescue team member walks during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A Swiss rescue team member and a dog dig in the snow during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A Swiss rescue team members walks as a dog digs in the snow during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A Swiss rescue team member monitors the area during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Swiss rescue team members dig in the snow during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A Swiss rescue team member digs a man out of the snow during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A helicopter of the REGA leaves after Swiss rescue team members with dogs got down during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Swiss rescue team members with dogs get off a helicopter of the REGA during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A helicopter of the REGA arrives during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A helicopter of the REGA arrives during a life-saving exercise after avalanche at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A computer monitor displays the detection program interpreting the signal of the avalanche photodiode APD of the Atom Trap Trace Analysis system at the ArTTA laboratory at the Kirchhoff-Institute for Physics in Heidelberg, Germany, December 6, 2018. Atom Trap Trace Analysis for 39Ar is an ultra-sensitive detection method based on principles of quantum mechanics and found its first application in dating ground water and ice samples. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Kathryn Bennett, a postgraduate student in earth sciences at the University of New Hampshire, inspects an avalanche pole at an Arctic research post at Stordalen Mire near Abisko, Sweden, July 29, 2019. Picture taken July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

A reindeer grazes in front of a row of houses that survived a fatal avalanche in the town of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

The spot where a row of houses, destroyed by an Avalanche that killed two people in 2015, once stood in the town of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, August 4, 2019. Picture taken August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Two weeks ago, a group of climbers was caught in an avalanche in the Himalayas. Now, Indian authorities are risking harsh weather and treacherous terrain to remove their bodies.

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District Magistrate (DM) Vijay Kumar Jogdande (L), discusses a plan of recovering the bodies of five climbers believed killed in an avalanche, with Indian Air Force pilot and a senior police officer in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India, June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Specialist take cover during a controlled explosion triggering an avalanche in the Tien Shan mountains outside Almaty, Kazakhstan February 22, 2019. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

The site of an avalanche is pictured in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, February 20, 2019. REUTERS/Cecile Mantovani