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When You Are Caught In A Snowstorm

By REDIFF NEWS
February 22, 2024 19:47 IST
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Tourists and skiers seen in Kongdori, Gulmarg, near the Affarwat peak, during a snowstorm on Thursday, February 22, 2024.

An avalanche on Affarwat peak killed one Russian tourist, injured another and one remains missing.

 

IMAGE: Tourists skiing at Kongdori, here and below. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com

 

Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com

 

IMAGE: The Gulmarg Gondola, one of the highest cable car rides in the world, can be seen in the background. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com

 

IMAGE: A discussion in the snow. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com

 

IMAGE: A sledge sunk in the snow. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com

 

IMAGE: Rescue operations underway after the avalanche. Photograph: Kind courtesy @ani_digital/X

 

Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com

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