Avalanche
- World
14 killed in avalanche in northern Afghanistan
Badakhshan: Fourteen villagers were killed and three others wounded after an avalanche struck a far-flung area in the northern Afghan province of Badakhshan on Thursday, a local government spokesman confirmed. “The incident…
- India
Uttarakhand disaster: 26 bodies recovered, 171 missing
Dehradun: Twenty-six bodies have been recovered and 171 people still missing after the Uttarakhand disaster apparently caused by a glacier burst, officials said Monday, as multiple agencies worked at rescuing over 30 workers…
- Middle East
Avalanches kill 10 in mountainous area near Iran’s capital
Tehran: A series of avalanches in Iran killed 10 people in a mountainous area north of the capital, state TV reported on Sunday. The report said rescue teams were searching for a number…
- Pakistan
5 killed as avalanche hits Pak hill station
Islamabad: Five people were killed and seven injured when an avalanche hit a hill station in Pakistan’s Abbottabad district. The avalanche hit on Tuesday night reported the Xinhua news agency. The injured…
- Kashmir
Army pays tribute to jawan killed in avalanche in J-K
Srinagar: Indian Army on Thursday paid tribute to Sepoy Karnail Singh at Badami Bagh Cantonment in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar. Karnail Singh had fallen into a deep gorge following an avalanche on…
- India
Eight soldiers trapped after avalanche hits Siachen
New Delhi: Eight soldiers of the Indian Army were trapped in the Siachen Glacier in Ladakh area after being hit by avalanche on Monday. The incident took place at around 3 p.m. The…
- World
Avalanche in Nepal’s Manang kills 1 person, Dutch national missing
Manang: A local trekking guide has died and a Dutch national has been reported missing in an avalanche in Nepal’s Manang district. The deceased has been identified as a Nepali trekking guide,…
- World
Avalanche in Nepal’s Manang kills 1 person, Dutch national missing
Manang: A local trekking guide has died and a Dutch national has been reported missing in an avalanche in Nepal’s Manang district. The deceased has been identified as a Nepali trekking guide,…
- India
Search to locate 4 missing Army personnel intensifies in Kinnaur
Kinnaur: The search and rescue operation to find out four Army personnel, who were hit by an avalanche on February 20 in Namgya region of Kinnaur district, was further intensified on Sunday.…
- Kashmir
Avalanche in J-K’s Bandipora destroys 18 houses
Bandipora: An avalanche hit Khandiyal village close to the Army Camp in Dawar, Gurez at 9 pm on Friday. A total of 18 houses were completely damaged and 28 other houses suffered…
- News
J-K: Avalanche hits Gurez, over dozen houses destroyed
Bandipora (Jammu and Kashmir): Khandiyal village in Gurez sector of Bandipora district was hit by an avalanche on Thursday late evening. The avalanche that hit the village near Army Camp in Dawar…
- India
State govt extending all support to locate trapped soldiers: Himachal CM
Dharamshala: The Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said that state government is lending all possible support to the security forces in their rescue operations to locate jawans trapped under the…
- India
Operations to rescue Jawans buried by Himachal avalanche resume
Kinnaur: The rescue operations to locate five soldiers trapped in snow after an avalanche hit in Namgya region of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh resumed on Thursday. According to the Indo-Tibetan Border…
- India
Snowfall blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway, commuters stranded
Srinagar: Multiple avalanches and landslides in the state of Jammu and Kashmir have left the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed, for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday. There has been complete disruption of…
- News
Seven including 5 cops killed in J-K avalanche
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir): Seven bodies including that of five policemen have been recovered in Kulgam district near Jawahar tunnel on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway where an avalanche took place on Friday morning,…
- India
Seven including 5 cops killed in J-K avalanche
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir): Seven bodies including that of five policemen have been recovered in Kulgam district near Jawahar tunnel on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway where an avalanche took place on Friday morning,…
- News
10 policemen trapped in J&K avalanche
Srinagar: Ten policemen were trapped in an avalanche that hit a police post in the Jawahar Tunnel area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday. A rescue operation has been launched…
- Crime and Accident
Three died in avalanche at Pahalgam
Pahalgam (Jammu & Kashmir): Three persons died after an avalanche hit Pahalgam on Friday. The Anantnag Police rescue team had managed to retrieve all three of them from the site of the…
- News
Two people dead after snow avalanche hits Ramban in J-K
Ramban: Two people died on Tuesday after an avalanche hit them at Kawana Trigam village in Ramban district. Both the people were heading to their respective homes when the unfortunate incident took…
- Kashmir
Avalanche in J-K, helicopter services suspended at Vaishno Devi
Anantnag: An avalanche hit Jawahar tunnel of Qazigund in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday. No casualty has been reported so far. Authorities have ordered to close the Jammu-Srinagar highway for…
- Kashmir
10 trapped after avalanche hits Ladakh
Ladakh: As many as 10 people are trapped under snow after an avalanche occurred in Khardung La on Friday. Two tippers and a Scorpio car, which were carrying a total of 12…
