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Ambarasan Ethirajan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Global News Podcast
Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest

This will be very useful for Sherpas who are called as icefall doctors because I met one of them at the base camp a couple of years ago. I met the whole team.

Global News Podcast
Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest

This will be very useful for Sherpas who are called as icefall doctors because I met one of them at the base camp a couple of years ago. I met the whole team.

Global News Podcast
Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest

So what these people do is before a season starts, for example, this spring season will start from next month, these icefall doctors, these Sherpas go, they put all the rope, the chains, they tie them to the ground and nail them all the way up to the peak. So that allows the mountaineers who come next month to hold onto these ropes and then they keep climbing up. So this acts as a guide.

Global News Podcast
Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest

So what these people do is before a season starts, for example, this spring season will start from next month, these icefall doctors, these Sherpas go, they put all the rope, the chains, they tie them to the ground and nail them all the way up to the peak. So that allows the mountaineers who come next month to hold onto these ropes and then they keep climbing up. So this acts as a guide.

Global News Podcast
Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest

But these for ice fall doctors, because they are the first ones to go before anyone can go up in the mountain, the risks are enormous. Like three Sherpas died in a few years ago when there was an avalanche, when they were fixing these chains and ropes. So they can immediately send in case if they need any equipment or any medicine. So for them, it is extremely useful.

Global News Podcast
Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest

But these for ice fall doctors, because they are the first ones to go before anyone can go up in the mountain, the risks are enormous. Like three Sherpas died in a few years ago when there was an avalanche, when they were fixing these chains and ropes. So they can immediately send in case if they need any equipment or any medicine. So for them, it is extremely useful.

Global News Podcast
Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest

On the other hand, will it replace the Sherpas? They don't think so because, you know, we're talking about 400, 500 mountaineers coming every year to Mount Everest. They get the permit to go up. to scale the peak. So you need at least two Sherpas for each mountaineer or sometimes people take in a big group. And they cannot carry huge amount of equipment.

Global News Podcast
Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest

On the other hand, will it replace the Sherpas? They don't think so because, you know, we're talking about 400, 500 mountaineers coming every year to Mount Everest. They get the permit to go up. to scale the peak. So you need at least two Sherpas for each mountaineer or sometimes people take in a big group. And they cannot carry huge amount of equipment.

Global News Podcast
Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest

These mountaineering expeditions involve massive amount of equipment. They need to be taken along with these Sherpas to set up camps in camp one, two, three, four, and then they go up the summit. So these drones can be providing very vital help

Global News Podcast
Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest

These mountaineering expeditions involve massive amount of equipment. They need to be taken along with these Sherpas to set up camps in camp one, two, three, four, and then they go up the summit. So these drones can be providing very vital help

Global News Podcast
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

Wow, that's the black.

Global News Podcast
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

Wow, that's the black.

Global News Podcast
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

According to this UN investigation, many of these violence were targeted and they were all carried out with the knowledge, coordination and direction of those in power and the security officials, basically to maim people and they were also alleged to have given directions to kill and enforce disappearances and many of these incidents happened.

Global News Podcast
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

According to this UN investigation, many of these violence were targeted and they were all carried out with the knowledge, coordination and direction of those in power and the security officials, basically to maim people and they were also alleged to have given directions to kill and enforce disappearances and many of these incidents happened.

Global News Podcast
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

And they went to Bangladesh soon after the government of Sheikh Hasina fell. And they spoke to more than 230 people, spoke to weapons experts and the victims and the families of those who were killed in this violence in Bangladesh. Now, how this happened? As you mentioned, it all started as a student protest. Then it became a widespread attack.

Global News Podcast
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

And they went to Bangladesh soon after the government of Sheikh Hasina fell. And they spoke to more than 230 people, spoke to weapons experts and the victims and the families of those who were killed in this violence in Bangladesh. Now, how this happened? As you mentioned, it all started as a student protest. Then it became a widespread attack.

Global News Podcast
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

anti-government movement with various political parties and religious groups joining this student protest. And as a result, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on the 5th of August, she fled to India in a helicopter after this mass uprising. And then now an interim government headed by the Nobel laureate, Muhammad Yunus, is in charge.

Global News Podcast
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

anti-government movement with various political parties and religious groups joining this student protest. And as a result, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on the 5th of August, she fled to India in a helicopter after this mass uprising. And then now an interim government headed by the Nobel laureate, Muhammad Yunus, is in charge.

Global News Podcast
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

And they asked for this investigation to find out because we saw the television pictures of police firing into the crowd. And then there were clashes between the protesters and the security forces. And now the UN says that it could amount to crimes against humanity and then calling for criminal investigation.

Global News Podcast
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

And they asked for this investigation to find out because we saw the television pictures of police firing into the crowd. And then there were clashes between the protesters and the security forces. And now the UN says that it could amount to crimes against humanity and then calling for criminal investigation.