India mission to recover climbers' bodies hampered by technical problems

India mission to recover climbers' bodies hampered by technical problems

NEW DELHI: In India, the helicopter mission to recover the bodies of five missing climbers who were killed in an avalanche in the Himalayas was halted after encountering technical problems.

An Indian air force helicopter on Monday spotted five bodies partially buried in snow high on a slope after they went missing last Friday near Nanda Devi mountain.