Avalanche Hits Sonamarg; Officials Say No Casualty

Srinagar: An avalanche hit the Sonamarg tourist resort in Jammu and Kashmir late Tuesday night, but there was no loss of life, officials said. They said an avalanche hit the Sonamarg resort in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district at 10.12 pm on Tuesday.

Authorities said the massive avalanche was captured on CCTV cameras showing snow engulfing buildings.

However, they added that there was no loss of life.

Authorities had warned of high intensity or high danger avalanches in the region on Monday.

Sonamarg and many other parts of the valley received moderate to heavy snowfall in the last 24 hours.