Sonamarg News
The victims were reportedly part of a construction team working on the Z Morh tunnel, a crucial project that connects Gaganeer to Sonamarg in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district.
The avalanche hit the Khilan Marg area on Afarwat Peak in the famous ski destination Gulmarg on Thursday afternoon.
The video of avalanche at Sonamarg hill station in Jammu and Kashmir is becoming increasingly viral on social media. In the video, it can be seen how suddenly an avalanche started from the hills.
A video captured a snow avalanche in Sonamarg in Kashmir
No casualties were reported
Amarnath Yatra has begun from both the Sonamarg and Pahalgam routes after being suspended for four days
Amarnath Shrine Board has not released any information regarding the missing Yatri's yet
There are questions raised about the failure of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags for Yatri's
As many as 300-350 people, including women and children, stuck on the road to the Zojila Pass, connecting the Kashmir Valley to Ladakh, following heavy snowfall have been rescued by the Indian Army, a defence release said on Friday.
The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast scattered to fairly widespread rainfall till November 18 in Kashmir and snowfall in the higher areas of the state in the coming days.
Sonamarg in Kashmir's Ganderbal district turned white with the region receiving the season's first snowfall on Wednesday morning.
In yet another attempt to win over the hearts of Kashmiri locals, the Indian Army is focusing on imparting education to the children, with their 'Free Open Army School' programme.
The Army chief will be briefed by top Army officials in the Valley about the overall security situation in Kashmir, especially in the wake of the attack last night in Anantnag.
At least five people including a soldier were killed after an avalanche hit an Army camp in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
Reports of heavy snowfall in Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Pir Panjal Mountains and other higher reaches have, however, cheered up Kashmiris.
The higher reaches of Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall on Saturday while plains were lashed by rains leading to a drop of eight degrees Celsius in the day temperature here.
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