Over 50 Workers Feared Trapped In Uttarakhand Avalanche, Rescue Efforts On

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An avalanche hit Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, reportedly burying 57 workers in the Mana village. 10 of the workers have been rescued and brought to safety. The rescue operation is underway. The incident took place 3 km ahead of Badrinath Dham.

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), district administration, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) teams are on the spot.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for several hilly regions, including Uttarakhand, predicting very heavy rain (up to 20 cm) till Friday late night.

Thunderstorm with Lightning, Hail and Gusty winds (30-40 kmph) likely over Haryana and West Uttar Pradesh and with heavy rainfall (upto 12 cm) over Punjab and with very heavy rainfall (upto 20cm) over Himachal Pradesh & Uttar...

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