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India - Snow avalanche (NDMI, media, IMD) (ECHO Daily Flash of 03 March 2025)

  • Heavy snowfall and avalanches in Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh have impacted several areas.
  • On 28 February, a snow avalanche occurred in Mana village of the district of Chamoli in Uttarakhand State, in northern India resulting in casualties.
  • According to the Indian Disaster Management Division (NDMI), as of 2 March, eight people died and 46 have been injured, with a total of 173 affected people due to a snow avalanche, that hit a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) project site in Mana village.
  • National authorities deployed 200 personnel for search and rescue operations.
  • For the next 24 hours, drier conditions are expected over Uttarakhand State.