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Nepal - Everest Survivor Talks
Gau Ming-ho, a 46-year-old Taiwanese man, on Wednesday (15/5) told how he talked to himself the whole night to stave off the sleep he knew would kill him while he was stranded on the side of Mount Everest. Gau got stuck 2,000 feet (610...
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First female amputee to climb Everest marks anniversary of Hillary and Norgay's ascent
1. Indian amputee climber Arunima Sinha entering the Naryanhiti palace museum where Everest climbers were welcomed
2. Various of Sinha talking to fellow climber
3. SOUNDBITE: (Hindi) Arunima Sinha, Indian amputee climber:
"I was very...
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A village carved from rock in Iran
Kandovan Village in northwestern Iran - 25 September, 2007
1. Wide of road leading to village of Kandovan
2. Close of sign reading in Farsi "Welcome to Kandovan tourist village"
3. Wide of village carved from the Sahand mountain
4....
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WRAP UN says Mladci still at large, latest reactions from Balkans
AP Television
Cer Mountains, Serbia (Serbian-Bosnian border)
1. Wide view of mountains
2. Mid shot mountains
houses on hillside
people pruning trees
3. Signs reading "Cer Mountain"
4. Road leading up mountain
5. SOUNDBITE (Serbian)...
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India - Pilgrims refuse to be evacuated
Despite the death of some 160 pilgrims in atrocious weather conditions in the Kashmir Mountains, hundreds of pilgrims were on Monday (26/8) refusing to be evacuated from the area.
He said a group of around 150 were camping on Panchtarni...
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ID of bodies of 14 foreign tourists who died in a plane crash delayed
1. Wide exterior of Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital
2. Close up sign
3. Wide of parked vehicle, German experts loading bodies of foreign tourists who died in plane crash into rear of vehicle
4. Various of bodies being loaded
5....
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WRAP Villagers evacuated as military work to ease flood threats
Anxian
1. Wide of barrier above "barrier lake" on Chaping River, formed by rocks and debris from landslides caused by earthquake
2. Tilt down from barrier dam to river
3. Wide pan of lake formed behind dam
4. Wide of villager...
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Briefing on latest developments in Operation Anaconda
1. Journalists surrounding Major Bryan Hilferty, spokesman for the 10th Mountain Division
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Major Bryan Hilferty, spokesman for the 10th Mountain Division
"Today, in the last 24 hours the fighting has been light...
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UGANDA: DR CONGO REFUGEES SEEK SHELTER
English/Nat
Tens of thousands of people are believed to have fled the Rwenzori mountain ranges which overlook the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a result of fighting in the area.
Congolese and Ugandan refugees are said to be afraid as...
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TANZANIA: CESSNA 404 PLANE CRASHES: NO SURVIVORS (V)
Voice and effects
There are no survivors from Wednesday's crash of a charter plane carrying ten American tourists and two Tanzanians from a game park in Africa.
Rescue officials say minutes before the crash, the pilot warned a second...
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US announce start of operation "Mountain Fury"; a'math of IED blast
Musayi district
1. Wide shot of scene
2. Medium shot of a villager looking to the wreckage of damaged car
3. Close up of tyre
4. Medium shot of villagers around car
5. Close up of crater
6. Close up of victim's boot
Bagram
7. Wide...
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Bruno the wandering bear shot dead
Spitzingsee, Bavaria
1. Various of the Bavarian mountains near the German town of Spitzingsee
2. Various of hikers walking through the mountains
3. SOUNDBITE (German) Ursula, Vox Pop:
"On the other hand I find it a shame, maybe they...
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Three skydivers made a record-breaking skydive on Sunday by jumping over the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, in Nepal.
HEADLINE: First ever Everest skydive successful
CAPTION: Three skydivers made a record-breaking skydive on Sunday by jumping over the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, in Nepal. (Oct. 6)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
It may look like a...
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Family of Sherpa killed in avalanche angry with government payout
Family members of the Sherpa guides killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest said on Wednesday that they are angry at the how the government treated them and worried about the future of their families.
Immediately after the avalanche,...
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Official comments on deadly avalanche that swept the slopes of Mount Everest
An avalanche swept the slopes of Mount Everest on Friday along a route used to climb the world's highest peak, killing at least six Nepalese guides and leaving nine missing, officials said.
The Sherpa guides had gone to the site early in...
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EXCLUSIVE First video of village obliterated by mountain, Beichuan bodies, aid
Donghekou
1. Wide of man at site of Donghekou village buried under rubble, mountains in background
2. Wide of village buried under rubble
3. Water running fast in river as water level rises
4. Survivor He Yin-shou surveying the village...
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South Korea Unification min spokesman on investigation into tourist shooting
Seoul, South Korea - 3 August 2008
1. Wide of briefing room
2. Medium of reporters
3. Close-up of computer screen
4. Medium of briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Kim Ho-nyeon, South Korea's Unification Ministry spokesman:
"We feel...
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AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN ARMY SEIZE KEY CITY OF BAMIYAN CLAIM
Natural Sound
The Taliban army claims it has seized Bamiyan, a key city in central Afghanistan from a northern alliance of opposition forces.
Taliban fighter jets have been pounding Bamiyan as part of an offensive that began on Friday....
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Despite improvements in many areas of life, Myanmar's drug problem worsens
Yar Thar Yar village, Shan State - 19 February 2013
1. Close of burning opium
2. Various of man smoking opium
3. Mid of lamp
4. Man sleeping
Taung Nauck village, Shan State - 20 February 2013
5. Tracking shot of road
6. Various of armed...
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Mount Etna continues to spew lava into the air
Mount Etna
Night shots:
1. Various of Mount Etna spewing forth lava (south side)
2. SOUNDBITE: (French) Charles Riviere, Vulcanologist:
"The problem is that everything depends on the seismic activity which produces the magma and if more...
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People gather in mountains to make offerings to Pacha Mama, or Mother Earth
Dozens of people gathered high up in the mountains around Bolivia's capital La Paz as the sun rose on Friday to make offerings to Mother Earth, asking for good fortune in the year ahead.
Wrapped up in coats and hats, the faithful stood...
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Fire crews worked through the night to protect several Arizona mountain communities from a growing forest fire that has forced thousands from their homes and threatens transmission lines that supply electricity as far east as Texas. (June 9)
HEADLINE: Fires prompt home evacuations in Arizona
CAPTION: Fire crews worked through the night to protect several Arizona mountain communities from a growing forest fire that has forced thousands from their homes and threatens...
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An ancient Japanese sect performs its annual pilgrimage
Kii Mountains - date unknown
1. Wide of Kii Mountains
2. Mid of Yamabushi man blowing shell horn
3. Various of Shingon Sect Yamabushi tending a ritual fire called which wood containing prayers are burnt
4. Mid of Yamabushi reciting...
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Climate change and the skiing industry in Bosnia
Mount Bjelasnica, Sarajevo - recent
1. Wide of mount Bjelasnica
2. Wide of people skiing
3. Wide of meteorological station at the top of mount Bjelasnica
4. Mid of meteorological station
5. Close up weather measuring machine
Sarajevo -...