The heavy rainfall over the past three days has resulted in season's first snowfall in Thangu (3900 metres) and Gurudongmar Lake (5425 m) in the tundra belt of North Sikkim. The snowfall is much before the onset of the winter season.
"A group of locals who were returning from #Gurez got stranded due to heavy snowfall. The @BSF_Kashmir troops rescued all stranded travelers & took them to the BSF location for first aid & heated shelter. Further, #JKP helped travelers to resume their journey," the BSF Kashmir said i
Different parts of districts of Bamyan province have witnessed snowfall in recent days, resulting in damage to fields and crops, the farmers said, as they raised concerns regarding the damage caused by snowfall, TOLOnews reported.
"Due to heavy snowfall along the Atal tunnel yesterday the vehicles and tourists got stuck. However, BRO swung into action clearing the route of snow and rescuing the stranded tourists. The road has since been cleared and the tunnel is open for traffic," posted Ministry of Defence Principal
As rain continues to lash accompanied by snowfall in higher reaches in Himachal Pradesh, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an Orange alert for Monday.
A total of 35 vehicles stuck in the snow at Razdan Top on the Bandipora-Gurez road in Jammu and Kashmir were rescued by a team of Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
"During the past 24 hours, light to moderate rainfall has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh due to the active Western disturbance. Lahaul-Spiti district received fresh snowfall. Kothi received 28 mm rainfall and Tisa recorded 21 mm rain Gondla recorded 8CM snowfall Hansa recorded 2 cm and Ke