Dehradun

As many as 28 people are feared trapped in an avalanche that hit Draupadi's Danda-2 Mountain peak in Uttarakhand on Tuesday.

According to preliminary reports the avalanche hit the team around 9 am.

Those trapped are all trainees of the Nehru Mountaineering Institute of Uttarkashi.

द्रौपदी का डांडा-2 पर्वत चोटी में हिमस्खलन में फंसे प्रशिक्षार्थियों को जल्द से जल्द सकुशल बाहर निकालने के लिए NIM की टीम के साथ जिला प्रशासन, NDRF, SDRF, सेना और ITBP के जवानों द्वारा तेजी से राहत एवं बचाव कार्य चलाया जा रहा है।

— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) October 4, 2022

Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also took to Twitter and expressed his anguish to the loss of lives and consoled the bereaved families who lost their family members.

Deeply anguished by the loss of precious lives due to landslide which has struck the mountaineering expedition carried out by the Nehru Mountaineering Institute in Uttarkashi. My condolences to the bereaved families who have lost their loved ones. Okay 1/2

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 4, 2022

A SDRF team left from Sahastradhara helipad in Dehradun has rushed to rescue the trainees trapped in avalanche.

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