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Snow Avalanche Hits Pahalgam, Four Persons Missing

February 01

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.