Hailstorm kills 200: Himalayas, 9th Century

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The forensic investigation of skeletal remains found near Roopkund Lake in the Himalayas has definitively concluded that over 200 individuals were killed by a catastrophic hailstorm in the 9th century. This finding challenges previous theories suggesting they were soldiers, pilgrims, or traders. The research highlights the lethal nature of the hailstorm, which is now recognized as one of the deadliest in recorded history. The study sheds light on the historical context of the region and the events that led to this tragic loss of life.

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Giant hail killed more than 200 in Himalayas
By David Orr
(Filed: 07/11/2004)

For 60 years the skeletal remains of more than 200 people, discovered in 1942 close to the glacial Roopkund Lake in the remote Himalayan Gahrwal region, have puzzled historians, scientists and archaeologists. Were they soldiers killed in battle, royal pilgrims who lost their way and succumbed to hypothermia, or Tibetan traders who died of a mysterious illness?

Now, the first forensic investigation of one of the area's most enduring mysteries has concluded that hundreds of nomads - whose frozen corpses are being disgorged from ice high in the mountain - were killed by one of the most lethal hailstorms in history.[continued]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai...nd07.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/11/07/ixworld.html
 
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not nomads, pilgrims and simply confirming the traditional story(if you neglect all the curses of devis etc.)