Srinagar: One person was killed, and another is feared dead as an avalanche hits central Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Thursday.
As per reports, the body of the laborer, working at Mega Tunnel Project was buried underneath the snow in the Sarbal area.
As soon as the avalanche was reported in the Sarbal area, men and machinery were activated to rule out any exigency, an official said.
"After a few hours of assessment, a body purportedly of a laborer was traced under the snow,” he said.
Meanwhile, ADDC Ganderbal said that there may be at least one more casualty.
"Yes another person is probably missing as suggested by the mobile tracker system", he said.
"We have intensified the rescue operation to keep things under control", he further said.
Earlier, one more avalanche was reported in the High area of the Ganderbal district.