SRINAGAR: At least six people had a miraculous escape after the vehicles they were travelling in came under a massive avalanche near Zojila in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Sunday.
Quoting officials, GNS reported that the avalanche hit the area late in the afternoon, trapping five vehicles with two persons boarding one of them and one person each in others. Immediately a massive rescue operation was launched, they said.
Confirming it, Deputy Commissioner Kargil said that all six occupants in five vehicles have been rescued.
“Thankfully, there is no casualty reported,” he added.