Avalanche
- 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…
- Photos
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…
