10 policemen trapped in J&K; avalanche

Srinagar: Ten policemen were trapped in an avalanche that hit a police post in the Jawahar Tunnel area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday. A rescue operation has been launched with the help of army and locals. Heavy snowfall has occurred in the Jawahar Tunnel area of the Srinagar-Jammu highway on Thursday that […]

07 Feb 2019 22:42 IST

Avalanche Monitoring — Avalanche Kashmir

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Srinagar: Ten policemen were trapped in an avalanche that hit a police post in the Jawahar Tunnel area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday.

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A rescue operation has been launched with the help of army and locals.

Heavy snowfall has occurred in the Jawahar Tunnel area of the Srinagar-Jammu highway on Thursday that blocked the north portal of the tunnel on the Valley side.

The MeT office has forecast improvement in weather from Friday.

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