According to the police, the avalanche struck the nomads in the Chambeli area of Shounter Pass which connects the Astore district of the Gilgit Baltistan region to the bordering Azad Kashmir region.
Sonamarg avalanche: A rescue operation has been launched and police, State Disaster Response Force, Army, Beacon and MEIL teams are on site to clear the snow-laden area, officials added.
Uttarakhand avalanche update: With weather conditions obstructing the search efforts, relatives who have come to Uttarkashi from different parts of the country are getting impatient.
Uttarkashi avalanche update: The expert team has joined the operation with the State Disaster Response Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.
The 20-member expedition was flagged off at Mumbai on September 3 and 10 climbers had started the final leg of their journey to the summit of Mt Trishul (7,120 m) on Friday morning but were caught in the avalanche.
A combined team of Indian Army, Air Force and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) assisted by a helicopter are engaged in rescue operations, it said.
A patrol party of the Indian Army was today hit by an avalanche in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. One army personnel has gone missing after the avalanche struck while another continues to be critical, officials said.
Srinagar: Seventy-five people were rescued in north Kashmir's Kupwara district while efforts are on to rescue another 25 after an avalanche hit a mountain pass, police said Tuesday.A senior police officer said an avalanche hit
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