The ecologically sensitive Himalayan region, which has been severely affected by global warming, is prone to avalanches.

Rescuers pulled out 14 more labourers from the snow that engulfed a BRO camp in the high-altitude Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district as search operations resumed at the site of the avalanche on Saturday,

A massive avalanche has struck the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, leaving 57 road construction workers missing near Mana village, close to the India-Tibet border, with rescue teams scrambling to locate survivors.

The construction workers of the Border Roads Organisation camp were engaged in work on the border area of Mana village in Badrinath, officials said

Chamoli: As many as 47 workers engaged in road construction got trapped under huge blocks of snow as a massive avalanche hit Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday. The construction workers of the Border Roads Organisation camp were engaged in work on the border area of Mana village in Badrinath,