An avalanche killed seven tourists near a Himalayan beauty spot in India.
— At least seven people were killed and more than a dozen injured Tuesday in India's northeast Sikkim state when a massive wall of snow cascaded down a mountain onto a Himalayan highway. The avalanche struck on Jawaharlal Nehru Road, near Nathula Pass, a popular tourist destination on the border with China known for its stunning Himalayan vistas.
In this handout photo released by the Indian Army, soldiers clear snow from an avalanche near Nathu La mountain pass in India's Sikkim state, April, 4, 2023.More than 35 tourists who were on the road to the mountain pass were hit by the avalanche early Tuesday morning. Police and other emergency workers launched a rescue operation soon after and managed to save about 22 people, including six who were pulled up from a deep valley they had been swept into.
Sikkim police confirmed that at least seven people were killed, and they said the death toll was likely to rise as between 20 and 30 people were still feared trapped under the snow, according to army officials quoted by theSikkim police superintendent Tenzing Loden Lepcha, told CBS News it was"not yet clear how many people are under the snow."
| Sikkim: Army, State Disaster Management Team and Police carry out search and rescue mission at Gangtok-Natu La road near Milestone 15 where an avalanche struck, claiming seven lives.
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