Lahaul Spiti weather: The operation was launched on Friday after a tourist coming from Baralacha informed the authorities that over 400 vehicles including more than 90 light motor and 30 motorbikes and rest heavy motor vehicles were struck in a about 10-km-long jam.
Hundreds of passengers who were stuck at the Changla Axis in Leh were rescued on Friday evening by local police.
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Himachal Pradesh: Around 120 roads in Himachal Pradesh have been blocked due to snowfall in the higher reaches and tribal areas.
The highway remained closed on Friday and Thursday due to shooting stones at Panthyal and many other places in Ramban district.
Himachal Pradesh weather updates: A total of 325 Electricity supply Schemes are disrupted and 10 water supply schemes have been hampered in the state due to snowfall during the past 24 hours," as per data available with the Himachal Pradesh Disaster Management Authority.
Higher reaches and tribal areas in Lahaul and Spiti received another spell of mild snowfall while intermittent rains lashed parts of Kangra, Shimla, Chamba and Kullu districts.
The Public Works Department officials have said that road clearing operations are underway in full swing.
Jammu and Kashmir: According to officials, the snowfall started late Sunday night in most places and continued till the last reports came in.
Himachal Pradesh snowfall: Important highways including Rohtang Pass NH-03, Jalori Pass NH-305 and NH-505 Gramphu to Lossar have been closed due to heavy snowfall.
Heavy snowfall in Joshimath leading to stunning views and tourists are flocking to the valley to soak in the beauty that is spread all around.
The Indian Army’s Chinar Corps warriors, on Friday morning conducted a swift emergency evacuation of an ailing elderly lady, Sardar Beewa from Jabri village, Boniyar Tehsil, Baramulla district, to Primary Health Care (PHC) Centre in Boniyar.
Joshimath snowfall: The inclement weather is also expected to make the situation very tough for the residents of the town which is already going through land subsidence rendering people homeless.
Avalanche with high danger level is likely to occur above 2,000 metres of Kupwara district in the next 24 hours, SDMA officials have said.
A fresh spell of snowfall covered several regions in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, triggering another round of cold wave in North India.
Tawang travel advisory: An advisory regarding vehicle movement has been issued in Tawang as the region witnesses heavy tourist movement.
Some videos show places in Jammu and Kashmir and Assam covered in a blanket of snow and hail respectively.
The bomb cyclone roared through western New York stranding motorists, knocking out power and preventing emergency crews from reaching residents in frigid homes and stuck cars.
Himachal Pradesh snowfall: The night temperatures have dropped in most parts of the state. During the past 24 hours, the temperatures have dropped in the region. Kukumseri in the Lahaul-Spiti District of the state recorded the lowest night temperature at minus 7.9 degree Celsius.
United States flights cancelled: Airlines cancelled just over 2,270 US flights by 6 ET pm Thursday and proactively cancelled almost 1,000 flights for Friday, according to the flight tracking site FlightAware.
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