Dehradun, 'Lahaul and Spiti' is the most vulnerable to avalanches in Himachal Pradesh, while Chamoli the most vulnerable in Uttarakhand, according to an analysis of 11 districts in the two Himalayan ...

A large construction crew working on a highway in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand was swept away by an avalanche. Rescue teams are working to locate the ...

Dozens of construction workers have been pulled alive from metal containers after they were trapped by a deadly Himalayan avalanche for around 36 hours, according to authorities in northern India ...

Eight shipping containers that withstood the force of a snow avalanche in the Himalayas ended up saving the lives of dozens of construction workers who were pulled out alive in the northern Indian ...

Journalist reporting on natural disasters in the Himalayas with a keen interest in politics, especially during election ...

The avalanche hit a Border Roads Organisation ... Getty Images Mana is a remote border area at the foot of the Himalayas Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami wrote on X that rescue ...

The United Nations' new report highlights that the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers has increased the vulnerability of ...

Eight shipping containers that withstood the force of a snow avalanche in the Himalayas ended up saving the lives of dozens of construction workers who were pulled out alive in the northern Indian ...

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Dozens of people have survived being buried by an avalanche in a remote area of the Himalayas in northern India. Eight others died in the avalanche. Dozens of people have survived being buried by ...

At least 25 road workers remain trapped after a massive avalanche struck a remote border area in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials say. Senior district official Sandeep Tiwari told ...

A massive avalanche struck Badrinath Dham, trapping 57 workers on the National Highway near Mana. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp and nearby construction sites suffered significant damage.