A labourer involved in the Zojila Tunnel work died after an avalanche hit Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Thursday. The worker's body, which was trapped under snow, was shifted to a nearby hospital.
The avalanche hit the Sarbal area close to Nilgrath, where Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) is involved in the work on Zojila Tunnel.
According to reports, two avalanches were reported in the area which has witnessed continuous snowfall in the last 24 hours
A rescue operation by police, SDRF, Army and MEIL teams is currently underway and efforts are on to clear the snow-laden area. Medical teams with ambulances and first aid kits are also on standby.
The higher reaches of Kashmir received snowfall for the second consecutive day as the night temperature dropped below freezing point across the Valley.
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