Two people from Poland died and 19 others were shifted to a safer place after a flock of tourists were attacked by a huge avalanche in afternoon at the popular ski resort of Gulmarg in J&K, police said. Police stated that the rescue process are underway. Afarwat peak was also hit by avalanche.
A video-clip from the place of incidence recorded the fear among tourists as the rustle of snow came rolling down.
“Rescue ops at Gulmarg avalanche, Baramulla police teams along with others on job. So far 19 foreign nationals have been rescued successfully. Dead bodies of 2 foreign nationals recovered being shifted to hospital for medico legal procedure,” police said.
