At least 4 construction workers killed after avalanche in India
At least four workers were Avalanche swept away a large construction crew member Indian troops said on Saturday that they are working on a highway near the mountain border between India and Tibet.
The incident occurred on Friday near the Mana Pass in northern Uttarakhand, where 55 construction workers were initially trapped in the snow. Indian troops said in a statement that rescue workers evacuated 50 workers, four of whom died.
It said the search for the remaining five missing workers continued, with multiple rescue workers and military helicopter teams scanning the scene of the incident. The statement did not specify the number of injuries but said they were “removed first”.
Senior executive Chandrashekhar Vashistha said some workers suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized.
Many of the trapped workers are migrant workers who are expanding and blacking out of the highway along the 50km (31 miles) extension and blacking out of the project, from the last village on the Indian side to the Mana Pass bordering Tibet.
“The rescue operations are slow due to heavy snow, and the area remains inaccessible,” said Kamles Kamal, spokesman for the Indian Tibet Border Police. He said rescuers must work in a few feet of snow, snowstorms and poor visibility.
Avalanches and landslides are common in the upper reaches of the Himalayas, especially in winter.
However, scientists warn that human burning of fossil fuels stimulates climate change Make extreme weather events worse And, as the snow and ice melt faster in winter, melt faster on Earth’s warmer oceans, while the storm system melts.
In 2021, nearly 100 people were killed in Uttarakhand. Glacier blocks fall into the rivertriggering flash torrents. Monsoon Floods and slopes in 2013 Killed 6,000 people and called for a review of the state’s development projects.
