--°C
Loading...
Listen to Article
2 min read
80%
The Indian Air Force (IAF), the NDRF, and the SDRF are conducting significant search and rescue efforts. 

Digital Desk: An Assam mountaineer is one of the 28 trainee mountaineers caught in an avalanche that struck Draupadi's Danda-2 mountain summit in Uttarakhand.

The mountaineer has been identified as Deepshikha Hazarika and she is resident of Guwahati.

West Bengal, Delhi, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Haryana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh are among the states having trainees who are stuck there.

Notably, the avalanche in Uttarakhand had claimed 10 lives as of Wednesday.

The Nehru Institute of Climbing (NIM) issued a statement stating that the avalanche injured 41 individuals, including 34 trainees and seven mountaineering instructors.

The Indian Air Force (IAF), the NDRF, and the SDRF are conducting significant search and rescue efforts. 

FOLLOW US F
POPULAR
FEATURE
TRENDY
How Hyderabad's Expanding Road Network Is Changing Traffic Management
Tamil Nadu Cyber Police Arrests Assam Youth in Connection with Cyber Fraud Case
Renowned American Surgeon who Transformed Healthcare in Jorhat Passes Away At 100
Tragedy in Dhubri: Pregnant Woman Dies following Illegal Abortion and Foeticide Case
Shocking Discovery in Bilasipara: Woman's Body Found Buried; Husband and First Wife Accused
Lakhimpur Police Intensifies Crackdown on Fake Currency Racket: 13 Arrested as Encounter Leaves Two Injured