MANALI: Heavy snowfall has led to collapse and damage of several houses in Solang village of Manali. With further landslides predicted, several houses have been vacated and more are on the verge of collapse. Solang village has received over 20ft of snow since December and is still covered with over …
An avalanche engulfed houses and cut off roads in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 45 people, the latest victims in the country's worst winter in 30 years. Heavy snow blanketed 13 houses and blocked roads leading into a district of Nuristan province, near the border with Pakistan, preventing …
At least 11 houses and two school buildings have been damaged in an avalanche that hit the Tulail area of Gurez in Bandipore district of north Kashmir. The police today said the avalanche caused damage in Abdulan, Chakwali and Malangam villages of the Tulail area. However, no one was injured …
After the eruption of militancy in the state, residents of the Kashmir valley have often feared for their lives due to militant attacks or use of force by security forces during street protests. But this winter, which saw frequent spells of heavy snowfall, avalanches have emerged as the new killer. …
Avalanches in Kashmir have caused "extensive" damage to the fencing along the LoC in the Valley, posing a fresh challenge to the anti-infiltration grid, the Army said today. The Army was also reviewing the feasibility of abandoning some posts near the Line of Control (LoC) in wake of the looming …
Nine civilians trapped in avalanche-hit Sonamarg area of Kashmir for three days were today rescued by local authorities assisted by Army even as hopes of finding alive three armymen missing in the snowslide in Gurez sector faded away. "Nine civilians have been rescued from snow-bound Sonamarg area this morning with …
Twelve Army jawans were killed while seven others are feared dead as avalanches struck two Army camps in Ganderbal and Bandipora districts of Kashmir Valley. As many as 13 jawans were rescued, two of them in an injured condition, from the debris of the avalanche that hit the 109 infantry …
Four people skiing and snowboarding in out-of-bounds areas were killed in avalanches in two separate areas of Washington on Sunday. Near the Stevens Pass ski area, about 70 miles east of Seattle in the Cascade Range, three men were killed after an avalanche enveloped their group and two other groups, …
An avalanche that has blocked the flow of water from a glacier in Hung area of Central district of Ganderbal in Occupied Kashmir is threatening the lives of thousands of people living near it in Ganderbal. Government has sought the help of army to blast the avalanche and administration says …
Snowstorm damages houses in Bandipore. Srinagar: With little respite from snowfall and rain across the region, the Srinagar-Jammu national highway continued to remain closed for the second consecutive day today, disrupting supplies in the Valley. Rooftops of some houses were blown off during a snowstorm that ripped across Khandyal village …
Air services hit, restored n Avalanche alert issued. Srinagar: Moderate to heavy snowfall lashed many parts of the Kashmir valley, forcing the authorities to issue a medium avalanche warning in the upper reaches today. The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was shut due to bad weather, while the air traffic was restored …
Nine people were killed when an avalanche hit the village of Restelica in southern Kosovo, officials said Sunday, adding to more than 500 killed in snow and bitter cold across Europe in the past two weeks. In Poland, the interior ministry said 20 people had died in the past 24 …
An avalanche has killed three bathers at a hot spring in northern Japan, where heavy snow also has paralyzed traffic and forced schools to close. The deadly avalanche hit Thursday in Akita. Officials say snowstorms have battered coastal cities along the Sea of Japan and large parts of northern Japan …
Jammu: Efforts to reopen the Jammu-Srinagar national highway were impeded with several avalanches hitting various areas of Ramban district, 180 km from here, this morning. However, no casualties were reported. Superintendent of Police (SP) Ramban Anil Magotra said avalanches hit various spots in Ramban district. The first avalanche hit the …
Srinagar witnesses coldest day of the season Even as the Kashmir valley continues to reel under severe cold, the government today sounded an avalanche warning following last week’s snowfall. “On the basis of information received from the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), a medium avalanche alert has been issued …
Realising the danger faced by people of Chitral due to avalanches, a local youth has invented a machine to warn about movement of avalanche in mountains and highlands. “It will help to minimise the devastation caused by avalanches,” said Mohammad Khalid, who has a master degree in electronics from University …
An avalanche coupled with heavy storm from Langtang Lirung Mountain has damaged around 50 houses in Langtang region in Rasuwa district, RSS reports. The heavy avalanche and storm damaged the houses of Langtang VDC-4, 5, 6 and 7, informed a local Pasang Dindruk Tamang. Two horses and two yaks were …
Up to three million people in Afghanistan are facing hunger, malnutrition and disease after a severe drought wiped out their crops and extreme winter weather risks cutting off their access to vital food aid, a group of aid agencies warned Friday. Poor rains earlier this year destroyed 80 percent of …
Two persons were killed in an avalanche, about 18 km from here, today on the Solang-Dhundhi road. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) chief engineer (Project Rohtang Tunnel) PK Mahajan said the incident had taken place when a van in which they were travelling this morning was hit by an avalanche on …
KISHTWAR, Mar 6: Five houses were completely damaged in an avalanche in remote village Ongie in Paddar area. Reports said that in the wee hours of March 4, avalanche hit five houses in village Ongie. However, there was no loss of life as the occupants of these houses had already …
Washington: Mysterious dark sand dunes around Mars' northern polar cap are shifting with the seasons, as carbon dioxide gas changes form and sparks landscape-altering avalanches, said a study. Imagesfrom Nasa’sMarsReconnaissance Orbiter, which hasbeen collecting data from the red planet for five years, have shown the unexpected shifts, said the research …
