Working in the Himalayas has its risks when you are just one step away from a 80ft drop...


Safety blunder

Thanks to Richard Quieros for this photograph taken in Mussoorie, India.

He comments: "It shows how fragile and unbeauracratic an Indian building site can be. Whilst most people enjoy the views this high up in the Himalayas, the guy in the middle laying the slab only has to stand one pace back and he's down a 80ft cliff or if he's really unlucky a 5000ft roll to the valley floor!"

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