Tag: Avalanche

It has been reported that a team of 28 people of NIM had gone for advanced training in Draupadi's Danda area of Uttarkashi.

A fresh avalanche hit the Manaslu Base Camp, Nepal on Sunday. It has come a week after the last one, which had left two persons dead.

WATCH LIVE Avalanche Near Kedarnath Temple In Uttarakhand

Avalanche Monitoring Radar, installed for first time in India has the capability to detect avalanches within three seconds of their triggering.

Shanti Devi said Harbola had last arrived home in January 1984, during which he had promised to return soon. However, Shanti Devi said she was proud of her husband as he prioritised his service towards the country over the promises made to the family.

Seven Indian Army personnel, part of a patrol, are reported to have been trapped in an avalanche in the high altitude area of Kameng Sector in Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian Army said on Monday.

Watch: Indian Army Rescue Ops Following Avalanche In J&K

The Army rescued around 30 civilians after their vehicles came under an avalanche triggered by recent snowfall in border district of Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.

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.

Jammu/Srinagar: Eight persons were killed in three days of recent heavy rains and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, but with weather clearing, the water levels in all swollen rivers, streams and lakes in the valley have started receding, officials said on Friday. “With gradual improvement in weather, the water level in the Jehlum river and […]

Srinagar: An avalanche hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday, trapping five people, who were later rescued, officials said. The avalanche occurred in Chrawan area of Ajas in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district early on Saturday morning, disaster management department officials said here. They said five persons were trapped under the snow, prompting authorities to […]

Shimla: After 17 days of search, rescuers on Saturday recovered the body of fourth trooper, rifleman Nitin Rana, officials said. He hailed from Himachal Pradesh, a defence spokesperson told IANS. Two of the troopers, struck by an avalanche, are still missing. Six troopers of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles were buried under an avalanche that […]

New Delhi: At least two people have died after an avalanche hit Uttarakhand’s Chamoli Garhwal district near India-China border at around 4 p.m. on Friday, the Indian Army said. The…

Kathmandu: Four South Koreans and three Nepali guides remain missing following an avalanche near the Annapurna mountain range, while over 150 domestic and foreign tourists have been rescued from in and around the area, officials said. The incessant snowfall caused the avalanche near a popular trekking route in the Himalayan country. The area is close […]

Ankara: At least 26 people were killed and 53 injured on Wednesday after an avalanche struck rescue teams in Turkey’s eastern province of Van, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said in a written statement. The teams were on a search-and-rescue mission to find two people trapped in a previous avalanche that occurred late on […]