Strong winds and blocked roads interfere with a rescue mission for 42 workers caught in Uttarakrahand avalanche.
More than 40 construction workers have been trapped under the snow because of an avalanche near the Indian border with Tibet.
Conditions like Blizzard caused an avalanche on Friday at a camp near the Mountain Village of Man in the Himalayan State of Uttarakhand.
Initially, he captured 57 workers who were cleaning the snow from the camp. Fifteen of them have been saved while 42 are still missing, said Ridhim Agawal, a state -owned clerk for disaster assistance.
Catastrophe reacting teams are trying to get trapped workers at a high -height camp, which was under a warning of an avalanche from Thursday night, according to Indian Media reports.
However, the treacherous time is disturbed by their efforts, said Deepam Seth, the chief police officer of the state.
“Smono is snow … … The roads are completely blocked. We used snow cutters to open the road,” NDTV told Indian.
“Additional troops and equipment are placed according to the location,” the Central Command of the Indian Army announced.
The avalanche was hit by the Gref Camp near the village of Man in the Garhwal sector. He is afraid that many workers will be trapped. The Ibex of the Indian Army Brigade quickly launched rescue operations despite the continuation of strong snowfall and smaller avalanche. So far 10 … pic.twitter.com/advcau9g4g
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Avalanche and landslides are common in the upper part of the Himalayas.
Scientists have shown that climate change make the weather conditions stricter, overblown with warmer oceans.
Increased pace of development in fragile Himalayan regions has also enhanced the fear of falling from forest and construction.
In 2021, nearly 100 people were killed in Uttarakhand when a huge piece of glacier fell into the river, causing flashes.
Devastating monsoon floods And in 2013, the landslides killed 6000 people and led to an invitation to review development projects in the country.
The avalanche on Friday occurred as a parallel effort of rescue continued on the seventh day in the southern Indian city of Nagarcurnool, where there are several workers trapped in a partially demolished tunnel.
