Srinagar:
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday issued an avalanche warning of medium danger in four districts due to the recent snowfall in the valley.
“A medium hazard level avalanche is likely to occur above the altitude of 2,400 meters above Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Bandipora in the next 24 hours,” an official said here.
He said the chance of avalanches was high because of an approaching westerly disturbance.
People have been advised not to venture into the avalanche-prone areas, the official said.
The warning comes on a day when two Polish skiers were killed and 19 other foreign tourists had to be rescued following an avalanche in the Gulmarg area of Baramulla district.
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