Srinagar, March 27 (IANS) At least six people were killed, and five others were injured when a massive avalanche hit the Srinagar-Leh highway on the Ladakh side of the Zojila Pass, trapping several vehicles under the snow, on Friday, officials said. Officials had earlier said no loss of life occurred in this incident, but are now saying that during the rescue operation, some vehicles were found completely buried under the debris, in which six people were found dead while five others were rescued…
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Srinagar, March 27 (IANS) A massive snow avalanche hit the Srinagar-Leh highway on the Ladakh side of Zojila Pass on Friday, trapping several vehicles, officials said, adding that no loss of life was reported in the incident.Officials said that the avalanche struck the highway earlier in the day on the Ladakh side of Zojila Pass.Several passenger vehicles were trapped in the debris, but no casualties were reported.The highway has been blocked following the incident, while rescue and clearance op…