25 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers are still trapped after an avalanche hit Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, officials said today. The incident took place near the border village of Mana, about five kilometres from the Badrinath temple.
There were a total of 57 workers of which 22 managed to escape the avalanche. 10 BRO workers have been so far rescued and being treated.
“The rescue operation has been underway for the last two hours. The main challenge is the bad weather. It has been snowing with strong winds…The roads are completely blocked. We have deployed snow cutters to open the road,” added Mr Seth.
According to Sources, the Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE) in Chandigarh had issued an avalanche warning for a period of 24 hours at 5 pm on Thursday for places located above 2,400 metres in Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar districts.
“Three to four ambulances have also been sent, but due to heavy snowfall, the rescue team is facing difficulties in reaching there,” BRO (Border Roads Organisation) Executive Engineer CR Meena told
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