Avalanche damages shops in Himachal
An official statement quoting the revenue officer said that an avalanche occurred near the Tandi bridge in Lahaul subdivision. Some shops have been partially buried under it.
An official statement quoting the revenue officer said that an avalanche occurred near the Tandi bridge in Lahaul subdivision. Some shops have been partially buried under it.
A joint rescue operation of the JKP and the Tourism Department helped save the lives of 19 foreign skiers and 2 local guides. Senior police officers of the district were personally supervising the rescue operations.
The workers engaged in the construction of Ladakh's tunnel on Kashmir side opening were trapped when at around 5.40 pm an avalanche struck the workshop area near village Sarbal, Sonamarg.
Officials said that the avalanche hit Jurniyal village but no damage has been reported.
The incident occurred when a snow slide struck a patrol party. Two other soldiers were rescued and shifted to the hospital.
A seven-member Pakistan-Italian friendship expedition and the local mountaineer had started their adventure to climb an unknown 5,300-metre peak in the Hindukush mountain range in Ishkoman valley on June 2.
In an aerial survey, the IAF team traced bodies of five mountaineers and their rucksacks.
On the sixth day of the operation, officials had said that the chances of the survival of those trapped in the snow were slim.
On the sixth day of the operation, officials had said that the chances of the survival of those trapped in the snow were slim.
On the sixth day of the operation, officials had said that the chances of survival of those trapped in the snow were slim.
