Uttarakhand: Eight dead, six critical after avalanche hits Malari-Sumna area | Dehradun News

The incident took place around 4pm on Friday when an avalanche hit a location about 4km ahead of Sumna on Sumna - Rimkhim road in Uttarakhand.
DEHRADUN: At least eight bodies have been recovered so far after an avalanche triggered by an alleged glacier burst hit the Malari-Sumna area in Uttarakhand along the India-China border on Friday.
A communique from the Army said 384 labourers working with the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in the area had been rescued and six of them were critical.
“The incident took place around 4pm on Friday when an avalanche hit a location about 4 km ahead of Sumna on Sumna - Rimkhim road in Uttarakhand. This is on Joshimath - Malari- Girthidobla - Sumna- Rimkhim axis. A BRO detachment and two labour camps exist nearby for road construction work along this axis. An Army camp is located 3 km from Sumna. The area has experienced heavy rains and snow since the last five days which is still continuing,” the communique further said.

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