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☆ Three climbers from the U.S. and Canada are missing on New Zealand’s tallest peak
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Seyed Ismail Nafeesa | Seyed Ismail Nafeesa Is An Intern On Nbc News'S Asia Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Three mountain climbers from the United States and Canada are missing after they did not return from their planned summit of New Zealand’s tallest mountain, Aoraki, officials said Tuesday. The Canadian national is not being named by New Zealand Police until his family is notified. The search for them began Monday after they failed to show up for their morning flight out, police said. They said they were working with the U.S. and Canadian embassies to inform and support the families of the three men. Aoraki, part of the Southern Alps mountain range that runs the length of New Zealand’s South Island, is a popular destination for advanced climbers but has challenging terrain.

Persons: Kurt Blair, Carlos Romero, Blair, Romero, Mount Cook Organizations: Canadian, New Zealand Police, Mountain Guides Association, . Police, U.S, Associated Press Locations: United States, Canada, Aoraki, Colorado, California, New, Southern

☆ Climbers Kurt Blair, Carlos Romero and a Canadian national are missing in New Zealand
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Kurt Blair, 56, Carlos Romero, 50, and the Canadian national were reported overdue from their planned ascent of Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki), police Inspector Vicki Walker, Aoraki area commander, said in a news release Tuesday. The peak of New Zealand's highest mountain Mount Cook, also known by its Maori name Aoraki. William West/AFP/Getty Images“Police have been working with the US and Canadian embassies to inform and support the families of the three men,” Walker said. Walker said search and rescue operations are unlikely to resume until Thursday, when weather conditions are expected to improve. Aoraki received its European name, Mount Cook, in 1851 and features a number of walks and activities for all levels of fitness.

Persons: Kurt Blair, Carlos Romero, Mount Cook, Vicki Walker, ” Walker, Walker, William West, Blair, Romero, Aoraki, CNN’s Kia Fatahi Organizations: CNN, Canadian, New, New Zealand police, Mount, Getty, “ Police, US, Mountain Guides Association Locations: Canadian, Aoraki, Zurbriggen, New Zealand, AFP, Durango , Colorado, Livermore , California

☆ Powerful Mexican oil union boss who became symbol of corruption dies at 79
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Local media reported that Romero Deschamps died of a heart attack on Thursday. Days earlier, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that Romero Deschamps was under criminal investigation for corruption, allegations which he denied and was never prosecuted for. Romero Deschamps was included in a list of the "10 Most Corrupt Mexicans" published by Forbes in 2013. He, however, rode out scandals even as other top Mexican union leaders fell foul of the law, including the former boss of the powerful teachers' union, Elba Esther Gordillo, who was arrested on fraud charges early in 2013. While a government audit later revealed anomalies covering 2.3 billion pesos ($188.97 million) in the so-called Pemexgate scandal, Romero Deschamps himself escaped unscathed.

Persons: Carlos Romero Deschamps, Petroleos, Edgard Garrido, Romero Deschamps, Pemex, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Enrique Pena Nieto, Elba Esther Gordillo, Francisco Labastida, Paulina, Jose Carlos, Ferrari Enzo, Lopez Obrador, Dave Graham, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Local, Institutional Revolutionary Party, Senate, Pemex, Forbes, Reforma, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Latin America, Mexico's, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, Cancun, Europe, Miami

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