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  • Another Avalanche Hits Gulmarg’s Afarwat

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    SRINAGAR: Four days after an avalanche killed two Polish nationals, another avalanche hit the Afarwat Peak at famoud ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday.

    Quoting an official the news agency KNO reported that an avalanche hit the area today morning, however, no casualty has been reported in the incident.

    He said the area was already declared as Red Zone and as a precautionary measure teams have been sent to the spot.

    “Medical teams have been kept on standby near the avalanche area,” he said.

    Notably, on February 01 two Polish Skiers were killed and 19 others were rescued after an avalanches hit the Afarwat peak.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Another avalanche hits Gulmarg’s Afarwat – Kashmir News

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    Fresh avalanche in Gulmarg, no reports of any loss so far: Police

    Another avalanche hits Gulmarg’s Afarwat

    Srinagar, Feb. 4: Couple of days after two polish skiers were killed and 21 people including 19 foreigners were rescued, a fresh avalanche occurred in Affarwat Gulmarg on Saturday morning. So far, police said, there are no reports of any loss.

    “Area has already been notified as a Red Zone and is restricted for any movement,” a police spokesperson said in a tweet. “Tourists are once again advised not to venture and cooperate with Police,” he added. Sources told GNS that details are being collected if there was any person at the spot when the avalanche struck the area. Initial details, they said, suggest that there was no one at the spot when the incident happened.

    On February 1, a massive avalanche hit the upper reaches of the famous ski resort, leading to the death of two Polish skiers and trapping 21 other people including 19 foreigners and two local guides who were rescued from the slopes that had been declared a “no go zone”. (GNS)


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    ( With inputs from : kashmirnews.in )