British climber dies on Everest as traffic jam's toll rises to 10

Sunday, 26 May 2019 10:56

A British climber has become the latest fatality on the slopes of Mount Everest, taking the death toll this season to 10.

Robin Haynes Fisher died on his descent after reaching the 8,850-metre summit.

He was reportedly stuck in a human traffic jam in the so-called "death zone" where oxygen levels are infamously low.

The deaths come amid reports of massive crowding on the mountain, with 2-3 hours delays recorded around Hillary Step last Wednesday.

Nepal is now facing scrutiny for issuing a record 381 permits, at $11,000 each, for this year's Spring season.

More from International

Russian attack on Ukraine's Odesa region killed two people, injured three

A Russian attack on Ukraine's southern Odesa region killed two people and injured three overnight, Ukraine's emergency service and a government official said on Monday.
Duterte was 'pivotal' in murder of thousands, ICC prosecutors say

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was "pivotal" in the murder of thousands of people during his rule, prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Monday, as they pushed for his trial to go ahead.
Powerful winter storm shuts schools, disrupts travel across US Northeast

Children across parts of the US Northeast will stay home on Monday as a powerful winter storm forced school closures and pushed offices and transit systems onto emergency schedules, with officials across the region warning of dangerous travel conditions.
At least 19 killed in Nepal bus crash

A passenger bus plunged 200 metres (650 feet) from a mountainous road in west Nepal before dawn on Monday, killing 19 people including three foreign nationals.
Human rights are under assault, says UN Secretary General

Human rights are under assault worldwide, the United Nations chief warned on Monday, citing widespread abuses of international law and devastating civilian suffering in conflicts in Sudan, Gaza and Ukraine.