Three people went missing on Friday after an avalanche hit Pahalgam area in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district. People who went missing were part of a snow clearance team.
Initially, four people aboard a snow clearance machine were trapped under the avalanche that struck on the Pahalgam-Aru road, the officials said.
While one person was rescued alive from the debris, a search operation was on for the three missing persons.
The injured person was taken to a local hospital, the officials said.
A police official said the information received was preliminary in nature but the rescue operations were in full swing.
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Fresh snowfall has resulted in avalanches in hilly areas of Kashmir, prompting authorities to issue an advisory for people to avoid avalanche-prone areas.
(PTI)
