Three persons were on Saturday killed in an avalanche in Lashkote forest area in Jammu and Kashmir&#39;s Kupwara district.

They were identified as Bashir Ahmed, Ghulam Mohd and Lone Mohammed Altaf.

Two persons, Zameer Ahmed and &nbsp;Mohammed Akbar, were rescued and have been shifted to a hospital.

Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday issued a medium-danger avalanche warning and advised people to take precautionary measures after high-altitude areas of the state received fresh snowfall, an official said.

Higher reaches of the state have been receiving snowfall since last night and intermittent rainfall has lashed the plains, including the twin capitals Srinagar and Jammu.

The medium-danger avalanche warning has been issued for Baramulla, Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali, Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar and Bandipora areas of north Kashmir, an official said.

A low-danger warning has been issued for Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar and Udhampur districts of Jammu region, and for Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Ganderbal, Kargil and Leh in Ladakh-Kashmir division.

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking the Valley with the rest of India, was also covered under the low-danger warning, the official said.

(With inputs from PTI)

Two persons were rescued and have been shifted to a hospital.

Three persons were on Saturday killed in an avalanche in Lashkote forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district. They were identified as Bashir Ahmed, Ghulam Mohd and Lone Mohammed Altaf. Two persons, Zameer Ahmed and Mohammed Akbar, were rescued and have been shifted to a hospital. Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday issued a medium-danger avalanche warning and advised people to take precautionary measures after high-altitude areas of the state received fresh snowfall, an official said. Higher reaches of the state have been receiving snowfall since last night and intermittent rainfall has lashed the plains, including the twin capitals Srinagar and Jammu. The medium-danger avalanche warning has been issued for Baramulla, Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali, Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar and Bandipora areas of north Kashmir, an official said. A low-danger warning has been issued for Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar and Udhampur districts of Jammu region, and for Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Ganderbal, Kargil and Leh in Ladakh-Kashmir division. The Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking the Valley with the rest of India, was also covered under the low-danger warning, the official said. (With inputs from PTI)

3 killed in avalanche in J&K's Kupwara

Three Indian soldiers died Thursday after avalanches struck their high-altitude army post in India&#39;s Kashmir following heavy snowfall in the northern Indian state.

Five soldiers were buried after avalanches hit the post in Batalik near the Line of Control -- the de-facto border that divides India with Pakistan in Kashmir, an army spokesman told AFP.

&quot;We launched rescue operations and two were rescued alive. But this morning three bodies were retrieved from under the snow,&quot; Rajesh Kalia said.

Six people were also killed and two reported missing on Friday, after heavy rain and snowfall swept through state, setting off avalanches and turning mountain rivers into raging torrents, Reuters reported.

Helicopters were deployed to rescue people cut off by flash floods triggering memories of the 2014 floods when the Jhelum River caused floods in capital Srinagar submerging homes and led to the death of 200 people.

In Srinagar, some low-lying districts along the Jhelum were submerged in floods but residents told Reuters the river was starting to recede.

&quot;We are relieved as the water level is receding and the rains are reducing,&quot; said one resident. &quot;We are praying that rain should stop.&quot;

Water levels began to recede on Friday after a halt in the rain, officials told AFP.

In the Poonch region, an Indian Air Force helicopter was guided by a soldier holding a flare towards a group of villagers 
stranded on the far bank of a river. They climbed a rope ladder into the craft, which then flew them to safety.

Rajiv Pandey, senior superintendent of police in Poonch, said 17 people were evacuated from the area.

Lower altitude areas have suffered heavy rains, prompting authorities to shut schools until Sunday and close the region&#39;s 
main highway over landslide fears.

The winter has been particularly harsh to the Himalayan region. In January, dozens of people including Indian soldiers and civilians were killed in avalanches in the state.

Dozens of Indian and Pakistani soldiers are killed by avalanches almost every winter along the LoC.

(WION with inputs from AFP, Reuters)

 
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Multiple avalanches hit a post in Batalik near the Line of Control -- the de-facto border that divides India from Pakistan

Three Indian soldiers died Thursday after avalanches struck their high-altitude army post in India's Kashmir following heavy snowfall in the northern Indian state. Five soldiers were buried after avalanches hit the post in Batalik near the Line of Control -- the de-facto border that divides India with Pakistan in Kashmir, an army spokesman told AFP. "We launched rescue operations and two were rescued alive. But this morning three bodies were retrieved from under the snow," Rajesh Kalia said. Six people were also killed and two reported missing on Friday, after heavy rain and snowfall swept through state, setting off avalanches and turning mountain rivers into raging torrents, Reuters reported. Helicopters were deployed to rescue people cut off by flash floods triggering memories of the 2014 floods when the Jhelum River caused floods in capital Srinagar submerging homes and led to the death of 200 people. In Srinagar, some low-lying districts along the Jhelum were submerged in floods but residents told Reuters the river was starting to recede. "We are relieved as the water level is receding and the rains are reducing," said one resident. "We are praying that rain should stop." Water levels began to recede on Friday after a halt in the rain, officials told AFP. In the Poonch region, an Indian Air Force helicopter was guided by a soldier holding a flare towards a group of villagers stranded on the far bank of a river. They climbed a rope ladder into the craft, which then flew them to safety. Rajiv Pandey, senior superintendent of police in Poonch, said 17 people were evacuated from the area. Lower altitude areas have suffered heavy rains, prompting authorities to shut schools until Sunday and close the region's main highway over landslide fears. The winter has been particularly harsh to the Himalayan region. In January, dozens of people including Indian soldiers and civilians were killed in avalanches in the state. Dozens of Indian and Pakistani soldiers are killed by avalanches almost every winter along the LoC. (WION with inputs from AFP, Reuters)

Kashmir : 3 Indian soldiers killed in avalanches; floods kill 6 civilians

An avalanche hit an army camp in Gurez sector of Bandipora district near the Line of Control last evening in which several soldiers were trapped, the army official said.

He said rescue operations were launched and seven soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer, were saved.

&quot;Bodies of three soldiers were retrieved his morning,&quot; he said.

The official said another avalanche hit a patrol party which was on its way to a post in Gurez sector last evening.

&quot;Rescue teams have so far retrieved seven bodies from the spot of the incident,&quot; the official said.

Yesterday, an officer was killed an avalanche at Sonamarg in central Kashmir Ganderbal district while four members of a family died in another avalanche in Gurez sector yesterday.

Authorities have issued a high danger avalanche warning in hilly parts of snow-bound Kashmir valley in view of fresh snowfall which has been going on intermittently for past three days.&nbsp; 
 
(PTI)

An avalanche struck an army camp, another hit a patrol party in the state's Gurez sector. Seven soldiers have been rescued

An avalanche hit an army camp in Gurez sector of Bandipora district near the Line of Control last evening in which several soldiers were trapped, the army official said. He said rescue operations were launched and seven soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer, were saved. "Bodies of three soldiers were retrieved his morning," he said. The official said another avalanche hit a patrol party which was on its way to a post in Gurez sector last evening. "Rescue teams have so far retrieved seven bodies from the spot of the incident," the official said. Yesterday, an officer was killed an avalanche at Sonamarg in central Kashmir Ganderbal district while four members of a family died in another avalanche in Gurez sector yesterday. Authorities have issued a high danger avalanche warning in hilly parts of snow-bound Kashmir valley in view of fresh snowfall which has been going on intermittently for past three days. (PTI)

At least 10 Indian army soldiers killed in two avalanches in Kashmir; rescue operations underway