Abstract:
Heavy snowfall in the Indian Himalayas sparked an avalanche in the mountain state of Uttarakhand. More than 30 people are believed to be missing in one remote village. An avalanche buried a remote village in the Indian Himalayas, killing at least four people and leaving dozens of others missing.
Warnings of an impending avalanche came on Friday as a result of heavy snowfall overnight. Locals took precautions to prepare for the snow, but they say there was no way to escape the mountain once it began moving at around 10 a.m. The village is located near Kedarnath, which is around 230 kilometers from Dehradun city in Uttar Pradesh state’s Uttarakhand region.
Incident of Uttarakhand avalanche:
Ten bodies have been found so far, and four more people died trying to rescue those buried by the snow. It’s unclear how seriously injured they were because they died before reaching the hospital, said Jaspreet Chandok of a disaster management team in Dehradun, the state’s capital city.
The village of Rudraprayag was buried by the avalanche. There are concerns that someone could still be trapped under the snow. Rescuers have been searching through the night using dogs and infrared cameras, Chandok said. Thousands of soldiers were deployed to help search for survivors and provide security, he said.
Citations of the government towards the scene of the Uttarakhand avalanche:
The country’s home minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde, is in Uttarakhand state to oversee rescue operations. He said he was “very angry and very sad” at what occurred. He said it was unclear how many people had died so far but that it could be as high as 78 or 79 because a complete list of those missing hadn’t been compiled yet, according to local media reports.
The last major avalanche in the region was in 2008 when more than 100 people died.
The snow fell heavily again on Saturday and appeared to be making a comeback on Sunday.
According to the rescuers, at about 09:30 local time (04:00 GMT), authorities were informed.
“Out of the 33 stranded individuals, four deaths have been confirmed.” Only about eight of them remain unrescued, while the others are stranded in a fissure. According to Riddim Aggarwal of the State Disaster Response Force, AFP, as long as the weather permits, He said rescue operations will go on, he said. Ashok Kumar, the head of the Uttarakhand police, has previously stated to Reuters: “The peak where this occurred is currently being aerially surveyed by the Indian Air Force.” The location is not simple to get there. “
“Deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives owing to the landslide which has struck the climbing trip carried out by the Nehru Mountaineering Institute in Uttarkashi,” the defense minister, Rajnath Singh, posted on Twitter.
Summary of the incident of Avalanche in Himalaya
Heavy snowfall in the Indian Himalayas sparked an avalanche in the mountain state of Uttarakhand. More than 30 people are believed to be missing in one remote village. Ten bodies have been found so far, and four more people died trying to rescue those buried by the snow. The last major avalanche in the region was in 2008 when over 100 people died.
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