Avalanche hits Gurez and Ganderbal areas
Authorities issue avalanche warning for 12 districts
Srinagar: An avalanche hit a village in Gurez and Ganderbal areas on Saturday, but there was no loss of life or damage to property, officials said,
An avalanche warning has been issued for 12 districts including Bandipora after moderate to heavy snowfall a day before, they said.
The avalanche hit Jurniyal village of Gurez this afternoon but there was no damage, the officials said.
Another low-intensity avalanche has hit Sarbal area of Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday evening, the officials added.
They said that the avalanche hit the area where Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) was having their workshop.
“As reported by company officials everyone is safe. No loss of life or property is reported. Police and SDRF was the monitoring situation,” he said.
Notably, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Saturday issued a ‘high danger’ avalanche warning for Kupwara district of north Kashmir and a ‘medium danger’ warning for Bandipora, Baramulla, Doda, Ganderbal, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban and Reasi districts.
“Avalanche with high danger level is likely to occur above 2,000 metres of Kupwara district in the next 24 hours. Avalanche with medium danger level is likely to occur above 2,000 metres over Bandipora, Baramulla, Doda, Ganderbal, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban and Reasi districts in the next 24 hours,” SDMA officials said.
They said avalanche with a low danger level is likely to occur above 2,000 metres over Anantnag, Kulgam, and Rajouri districts in the next 24 hours. People have been advised to take precautions and avoid venturing into avalanche-prone areas.
Two labourers from Kishtwar died on Thursday when an avalanche hit the work site of a construction company in Ganderbal district’s Sonamarg.
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