SRINAGAR – Bodies of seven policemen were on Friday extricated from apolice post hit by an avalanche near Jawahar Tunnel in Kulgam district lastevening, even as heavy snowfall in Kashmir claimed two more lives inAnantnag.
While two cops were rescued, another was missing in the Kulgam incident, apolice official said.
The rescued police personnel were shifted to hospital where their conditionis stated to be stable, he said. In the second incident , a couple diedafter their house was buried in a snowslide in Anantnag district onThursday evening but rescue teams managed to pull out their two childrenalive.
The victims were identified as Bashir Ahmad Qureshi and his wife. Theincident occurred at Sonabrari-Magam in Kokernag area of the district, theofficial said.
On the police post incident, the official said an avalanche hit the northportal of Jawahar Tunnel on the Qazigund side in Kulgam district onThursday evening.
While 10 cops were able to rush to safety, 10 others were trapped.Rescueteams faced a lot of difficulty in reaching the avalanche site this morningdue to strong winds and accumulation of snow, officials said.
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Heavy snowfall across Kashmir over the past two days has triggeredavalanches and snowslides in many places in the hilly areas of the valley.
The authorities have issued an avalanche warning for 16 of the 22 districtsof Jammu and Kashmir Kulgam district in south Kashmir received maximumprecipitation in the past 24 hours.
Some places in the district have received as much as five feet of snow,they said.