Seven killed, several injured as avalanche hits vehicles at Zojila Pass
Reports said that the condition of four of the injured was serious. The injured have been shifted to hospitals at Drass and Sonamarg.
Reports said one inch of fresh snow had accumulated around the 11,575 ft high Zojila Pass
Statesman News Service | Jammu | September 15, 2018 12:09 pm
The flow of vehicular traffic on the Srinagar-Leh road was reported to be normal. (Photo: Twitter/@TahirZamanShah2)
Zojila Pass on the Srinagar-Leh road received mild snowfall on Saturday. This is the first snowfall of this season.
Reports said one inch of fresh snow had accumulated around the 11,575 ft high pass.
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However, flow of vehicular traffic was normal.
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The forecast for the area predicts cold and unstable weather on Saturday, with possibility of thunderstorms and heavy snowfall.
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Reports said that the condition of four of the injured was serious. The injured have been shifted to hospitals at Drass and Sonamarg.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Z-Morh tunnel in Sonamarg. The 6.4-km tunnel worth over Rs 2,700 crore on the Srinagar-Leh highway will keep Sonamarg open to tourists round the year and is also touted as a major milestone to connect the Kashmir valley with Ladakh.
Amidst continued India-China standoff in eastern Ladakh, the Border Roads Organization (BRO) is keeping the snowbound Zojila Pass in Ladakh open for vehicular traffic in -20 degrees Celsius temperature.
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