SRINAGAR: A man was buried alive in an avalanche that struck Chak Nallah area of Gurez sector in north Kashmir ’s Bandipora district on Saturday afternoon. A rescue operation is underway to trace him.

The man was walking towards Tulail from Dawar along with two others, including a minor, when the avalanche hit the area. “He might have got buried under the snow. The second man was flung to the other side of the Kishen Ganga river due to the impact of the snow slide, but his movement has been seen and he is alive,” Gurez SDM Mohammad Abdullah said.

The minor boy managed to escape unhurt as he had already crossed the avalanche zone. He came out and informed us about the avalanche, Abdullah said. Following this, a joint team of Army, police, district administration and locals launched a rescue operation to trace the missing man.

All three are residents of Dangithal area in Tulail, the SDM said.

