Earthmoving machine operator killed in avalanche in J-K's Kishtwar

March 29, 2023 01:17

A man was killed in an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Tuesday, officials said.

"The man has been identified as an earchmoving machine operator, who was engaged in the clearance of snow over Sinthan Top, a popular mountain pass located between Breng Valley in Kokernag in the Anantnag district and Kishtwar district of Chenab Valley," officials added.

Earlier in February, Indian Army and J-K police, in a joint operation, rescued a man who was buried under a pile of snow after an avalanche in Kupwara.

"The man was buried under a pile of snow, and after hours of joint operation, he was rescued," officials had said.

Earlier that month, two foreign nationals were killed in an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg.

However, 19 foreign nationals and 2 local guides were rescued later.

Baramulla police informed through a statement that three teams comprising twenty-one Foreign nationals and two local guides went to Affarwat Gulmarg for skiing. -- PTI

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