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Watch: Massive avalanche strikes Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir

March 05, 2025 6:21 pm

This comes just days after eight people lost their lives in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district after an avalanche buried a BRO site.

Search operation ends as bodies of 4 remaining missing workers found at Uttarakhand avalanche site, toll rises to 8

March 03, 2025 3:05 am

There were 54 workers at the project site when the avalanche buried the containers that the workers were using as living quarters.

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Annual migration saves hundreds of residents as avalanche hits Chamoli village

March 01, 2025 7:57 am

At the time of the avalanche on Friday, the village was deserted as all the villagers were in Gopeshwar, the district headquarters, nearly 100 km from Mana.

Uttarakhand avalanche: Poor visibility, snowstorm disrupt operations to rescue 57 workers

February 28, 2025 6:36 pm

The incident took place between Mana village and Mana Pass, near the Indo-Tibetan border. The trapped men were working on a BRO project

Badrinath Indian army personnel during a rescue effort following an avalanche that struck a camp near Mana village in Chamol district of Uttarakhand, Friday. Credit: x/@suryacommand

Uttarakhand avalanche: 33 rescued, search for 22

March 01, 2025 3:34 am

15 of a total of 57 rescued so far. Officials say routes and communication disrupted following heavy snowfall in the area.

Watch: German skier survives massive avalanche on Mont Blanc, video goes viral

February 07, 2025 4:50 pm

The skier survived the avalanche but sustained serious injuries, including a broken leg and fractured ribs.

3 labourers from Jharkhand killed in avalanche in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur

March 11, 2024 10:04 pm

The avalanche, which was a preceded by a blizzard in the Bhaba Valley area, struck when a large number of labourers were having lunch at a worksite.

Two killed as landslides, avalanches hit parts of Himachal Pradesh

March 06, 2024 7:41 am

Two labourers died when a landslide struck while they were sleeping in a makeshift house in Solan district, police said.

Russian skier dead, six rescued after avalanche hits Gulmarg

February 23, 2024 11:43 am

Officials said the avalanche site is located far from the Kongdoori area, where the Fourth Khelo India Winter Games are currently underway. The ongoing sporting events remain unaffected by the incident

Two bodies found after avalanche in Italian Alps

January 07, 2024 10:10 pm

The victims, who had been wearing snowshoes to help navigate the mountain, have not been named.

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Avalanche hits Sikkim's Nathu La, kills seven tourists

April 04, 2023 8:29 pm

Union Home Minister Amit Shah condoled the death of tourists in an avalanche in Sikkim and said the central government is closely monitoring the situation.

Heavy winter snow results in Afghanistan avalanche

February 27, 2015 11:28 am

More snow was predicted for central Afghanistan, with temperatures expected to drop as low as -12 degrees Celsius.

AVALANCHE VIDEOS

Last rites of Siachen bravehearts underway in native towns

February 16, 2016 5:45 am

Mysore(Karnataka)/ Vellore(Tamil Nadu), Feb 16 (ANI): The last rites of Sepoy Mahesha PN, who was buried under the February 3 Siachen avalanche, will be held today at his native town Mysore in Karnataka. A sharp-shooter, Mahesha of the 19th Battalion of Madras Regiment served for 11 years in the Indian army. Last rites of another braveheart from the same battalion, Havildar Elumalai M, a Non commissioned Officer (NCO) of the same battalion are to be held today at Vellore in Tamil Nadu. The bodies of nine fallen soldiers of Madras regiment, who were buried alive under the glacier, were earlier flown to the national capital on Monday.

Wreath laying ceremony of Siachen bravehearts in Delhi

February 15, 2016 7:15 am

New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): The wreath laying ceremony of the nine soldiers, who lost their lives in the Siachen Glacier avalanche on February 3, was held in the national capital on Monday. The mortal remains of the martyrs arrived in New Delhi on Monday as they were held up in Siachen for 12 days accounting to the poor weather conditions.

Soldiers train for avalanche rescue at high altitude in Gulmarg

February 10, 2016 3:53 pm

Gulmarg, Feb 10 (ANI): After nine Indian Army soldiers died in the Siachen glacier avalanche on February 3, High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) trainers held training rescue sessions for soldiers at high altitudes near Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg region. Major Varun Khujuria, instructor at HAWS, stated the soldiers deployed on the high altitudes are given proper training for handling natural calamities. He added that only HAWS carries out rescue operations throughout the Himalayas. Ajpal Singh, a trainee, said that it's a nine-week basic course, which trains the soldiers to survive on higher altitudes. Proper knowledge of skiing equipments is also given to the soldiers.

PM Modi meets Siachen lone survivor

February 09, 2016 9:40 am

New Delhi, Feb 09 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday went to meet Indian Army soldier Lance Naik Hanumanthappa at RR hospital in New Delhi. Naik is the lone survivor out of group of ten soldiers, who were wiped out by an avalanche in the Siachen last week. He was found after the army rescue team in Siachen spotted a body in an enclosed sphere under 25ft of snow.