An avalanche hit Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, reportedly burying 57 workers in the Mana village, close to the Indo-Tibetan border. 10 of the workers have been rescued and sent to the army camp near Mana in critical condition. The rescue operation is underway.
The incident occurred 3 km ahead of Badrinath Dham, near the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp. The workers were engaged in road construction.
Three to four ambulances have been sent to the location but owing to heavy snowfall, there has been a delay, BRO (Border Roads Organisation) Executive Engineer CR Meena told news agency ANI.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), district administration, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and 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 & Uttarakhand upto late night hours of 28th February 2025.… pic.twitter.com/tSMbBn67ho
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) February 28, 2025
The IMD has predicted the impact of heavy rain in the form of localised flooding of roads, waterlogging in low-lying areas and closure of underpasses mainly in urban areas. Occasional reduction in visibility due to heavy rainfall, an increased travel time due to traffic disruption and minor damage to unpaved roads are expected.
