Avalanche
- India
Uttarakhand avalanche: Death toll climbs to seven
Chamoli: The death toll in the Chamoli avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Mana region has reached seven, with the rescue officials pulling out three more bodies on Sunday. Meanwhile, the search operation for one…
- India
Uttarakhand avalanche: 4 killed, 50 rescued; CM Dhami oversees rescue ops
New Delhi: As a result of swift, prompt and collective efforts of the security forces, including the Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF),…
- India
Uttarakhand avalanche: 14 more labourers rescued, 8 remain trapped
Dehradun: Rescuers pulled out 14 more labourers from the snow that engulfed a BRO camp in the high-altitude Mana village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district as search operations resumed at the site of…
- India
41 workers trapped in avalanche near Uttarakhand’s Badrinath, 16 rescued
A massive avalanche struck Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday, February 28, trapping at least 42 workers engaged in road construction near Mana village, close to the India-Tibet border. Out of the 57…
- News
J-K: Russian skier killed in Gulmarg avalanche, 4 others rescued
Srinagar: A Russian skier was killed while 4 others, including a local guide, were rescued after an avalanche hit a group of skiers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg ski resort on Thursday,…
- India
EAM Jaishankar expresses grief over loss of lives in Sikkim avalanche
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic avalanche in Sikkim. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar said,…
- India
7 tourists killed in massive avalanche near China border in Sikkim
Gangtok; Seven tourists were killed as a massive avalanche hit Sikkim’s Nathu La area on Tuesday morning, burying their vehicles under the snow, officials said. The avalanche hit the arterial Jawaharlal Nehru…
- Kashmir
Avalanche hits J-K’s Gulmarg, no casualities reported yet
Srinagar: An avalanche hit the upper areas of the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday, police said. No loss of life has been reported yet, they said.…
- India
Uttarakhand avalanche: Death toll rises to 27 as one more body retrieved
Uttarkashi: One more body of a mountaineer was retrieved from the site of an avalanche near the Draupadi ka Danda-2 peak in this Uttarakhand district on Saturday, despite bad weather conditions hampering the…
- India
Uttarakhand avalanche: 14 rescued so far, rescue operations resume
Dehradun/Uttarkashi: Fourteen members of a mountaineering team which had gone missing after being hit by an avalanche at Draupadi Ka Danda peak in Uttarakashi district were rescued on Wednesday as a multi-agency rescue…
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Avalanche in Draupadi’s Danda-2 peak
Dehradun: SDRF teams leave from Sahastradhara helipad to rescue the trainees trapped in an avalanche in Draupadi’s Danda-2 mountain peak, in Dehradun district. (PTI Photo) Dehradun: SDRF teams leave from Sahastradhara helipad…
- India
28 stranded due to avalanche in Uttarakhand
Uttarkashi: An avalanche reported near Draupadi’s Danda 2 mountain peak in Uttarkashi has trapped 28 mountaineers of Nehru Mountaineering Institute. There have also been news of the death of two trainers. Chief…
