Avalanche buried the camp of road workers in India, killing 8

After an avalanche in the north of India, 8 road construction workers were killed, after a trapped under an avalanche, Indian army Sunday said. Rescuers operating in several feet of snow were evacuated from 46 employees from 46 employees.

The workers were snowing on Friday, as he hit the avalanche camp in the province of Mana, Uttarakhand on Friday.

Disaster reaction groups coordinated rescue efforts in extreme weather and the work was suspended several times due to continuous snowfall and rain. GPS, sniffer dogs and thermal image cameras were used to find employees.

The Indian Meteorological Department warned the possibility of further avalanches in the area known as a gateway for the Himalayas Mountain Trekking.

The rescued workers were taken to hospitals in neighboring Joshimath by many, many of the helicopters. Employees relate to a branch of border basis Indian Armed Forces It develops and maintains road networks in India’s border areas.

Mana sits at a height of 3200 meters or 10,000 meters and is about 15 miles away from the Tibet. In the winter months, the whole population of the village migrates to reduce the rise to avoid snowfall.

Uttarakhand tends to avalanche and floods. One of the country The worst natural disasters When the flood caused more than 1,000 people, in 2013, he took place there. In 2021, an avalanche was killed when a border road organization camp in the district of an avalanche.

When Uttarakhand rescue efforts ended, a transaction in a southern tunnel in southern India continued to reach eight employees in the tunnel, after a week of the tunnel lasted. Authorities said the workers were very far from the chance to survive.