A powerful avalanche has hits an Indian army camp in Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir.
According to initial report, at least one soldier has been killed and eight are missing after the mishap. ANI news agency quoting army reported that the death toll could rise.?
A massive search operation has been launched to trace those missing.
Last year in February, a powerful avalanche had hit the Siachen glacier killing ten Indian soldiers. ??
Separately, four members of a family died today as an avalanche buried their house in Gurez sector, also near the Line of Control, PTI said.
The avalanche struck at Badoogam village in the Tulail area of Gurez in the wee hours and buried the house of Mehraj-ud-Din Lone, a police official said. He said the house collapsed under the debris of the avalanche resulting in death of the family.
Authorities in Kashmir have issued an avalanche warning for the higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley, following fresh snowfall since Tuesday. They also advised people to stay away from mountains and foothills.