Mana, located 3 km from Badrinath, is the last village on the India-Tibet border, situated at an altitude of 3,200 meters.

A glacier has burst in Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand and over 40 workers are buried under the snow, rescue operations are underway. Live updates

55 BRO labourers were trapped under the avalanche on Friday, out of which 33 were rescued. Rain and snowfall hampered the rescue efforts, leading to the operation being suspended as night fell. Personnel from the Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), based in Mana, resumed rescue operations early on Saturday.

Border Roads Organisation were rescued from the debris of an avalanche that hit Uttarakhand, while 8 are yet to be retrieved.

DEHRADUN, India - Search teams in northern India had rescued 47 people trapped after an avalanche hit a remote border area but were still searching for eight more, officials said on March 1.

A tragic snow avalanche occurred in the state of Uttarakhand, India, burying many people. Rescue services are conducting intensive operations to reach the victims. Indian media reported that at least 57 people were trapped in a snow avalanche that descended on a national highway in Badrinath Dham,

At least 41 people are still trapped after an avalanche in Uttarakhand, India. The avalanche occurred near a highway in the Chamoli region, adjoining Tibet... and less than 5 km (3 miles) from the popular Hindu temple of Badrinath.

A tragic snow avalanche has occurred in the state of Uttarakhand, India, burying many people. Rescue services are conducting intensive operations to reach the victims. At least 57 people have been trapped under a snow avalanche that descended on a national highway in Badrinath Dham,