J&K: Passenger vehicle hit by avalanche, 9 people go missing

Teams of police, Army, SDRF and Mountain Rescue have begun search and rescue operation

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Srinagar: A passenger cab was hit by a huge avalanche of snow on Friday afternoon on the Kupwara-Tangdhar road in Jammu and Kashmir. 9 people, including a vehicle carrying 6 people have gone missing.

#UPDATE: 9 people, including a vehicle carrying 6 people, go missing in avalanche in Kupwara's Tangdhar. Teams of police, Army, SDRF and Mountain Rescue begin search and rescue operation.

— ANI (@ANI) January 5, 2018

Teams of police, Army, SDRF and Mountain Rescue begin search and rescue operation. ALSO READ: New Rs. 10 banknotes introduced by RBI in Chocolate Brown colour The bad weather was hampering the process, the official said. The incident took place near the Khooni Nallah area on the Kupwara-Tangdhar road, a traffic police official said.