Added on February 1, 2019
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Four persons missing as avalanche hits Aru Pahalgam, rescue operation launched
Anantnag: Four persons on board a JCB are missing after a massive snow avalanche hit Aru Pahalagam area in Anantnag district on Friday.
Reports said that while Pahalgam-Aru road was being cleared of snow, at Gudkhamb point snow avalanche struck the area and the persons on board a JCB were swept away.
An official said that the rescue teams and machinery have been swiftly pressed into service to rescue the stuck persons.