Srinagar: Two Polish nationals died and 19 others were rescued after a group of tourists were hit by a massive avalanche at the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Police said rescue operations are underway. The avalanche hit Afarwat peak today afternoon.
A video from the scene captured the panic among tourists as the whoosh of snow came rolling down.
Avalanche hits #Gulmarg, two persons killed, four others rescued.#kashmir. pic.twitter.com/m0fe5VWPGY
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“Rescue ops at Gulmarg avalanche, Baramulla police teams along with others on job.So far 19 foreign nationals have been rescued successfully. Dead bodies of 2 foreign nationals recovered being shifted to hospital for medico legal procedure,” police said.
On January 29, a woman and a teenage girl were killed after they came under an avalanche in the Kargil district of Ladakh.
