Slippery train tracks due to the snow prompted automatic braking on the leading train. However, the train following behind on a descending line was unable to apply brakes in time and collided with the other train, injuring hundreds of passengers, some with broken bones.
Lahaul Spiti weather: The operation was launched on Friday after a tourist coming from Baralacha informed the authorities that over 400 vehicles including more than 90 light motor and 30 motorbikes and rest heavy motor vehicles were struck in a about 10-km-long jam.
The military has been mobilised to clear roads and rescue people still trapped, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said in a video message. He said Murree had "seen a huge number of tourists after 15-20 years", and due to that, a crisis took place.
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat conducted an aerial survey of Sumna area of Joshimath Sector in Chamoli district on April 24, where an avalanche occurred yesterday due to heavy snowfall. "HM Amit Shah called us up last night.
Heavy snowfall broke a prolonged dry spell that lasted over a month in Himachal Pradesh. But it also impeded daily life in Shimla. The city has been blanketed in snow since it received first spell of snowfall on February 04. Snow accumulated on the circular road and made the vehicle movement a tough job. Continuous snowfall hampered the snow-clearing operations on the roads too.
The wedding ceremony was held in Luntara village of Ghat bloc amid heavy snowfall. The procession along with the groom covered the distance of four kilometres starting from Luntara village to Bijar village.
Most parts of the state, including Kufri and Manali, reeled under biting cold at sub-zero temperatures, with Lahaul and Spiti district's administrative centre Keylong recording the lowest temperature at minus 14.3 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Centre said.
The government has advised motorists to check road conditions before travelling to higher reaches in the hills as there were chances of more snowfall till Thursday. People in the state capital shivered as chilly winds along with intermittent rains kept the minimum temperature at 4.7 degree Celsius. Manali recorded 3.8 degree Celsius.
Deaths were also reported from Bolan due to torrential rains and due to flooding in Mastung and Uthal, Lasbela.
Most of the prominent tourist towns like Shimla, Narkanda, Kufri, Manali and Dalhousie, located in mid-hills, may also witness snowfall.
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