A drone-based intelligent buried object detection system will be airlifted by the Indian Air Force for deployment in search and rescue operations of the five other missing Border Road Organisation (BRO) workers following the avalanche in the Mana area of Chamoli.

Officials in India say more than 40 construction workers are missing after an avalanche hit their camp in Uttarakhand state.

Tragic avalanche hits BRO workers in Uttarakhand, families anxiously await news of survival, highlighting the human impact of disasters.

The death toll in the avalanche that struck Mana village near Badrinath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district has risen to four, an official said on Saturday.

At least four people died from their injuries in India after an avalanche hit a remote border area, officials said on Saturday, as rescuers deployed helicopters to search for the remaining five missing.

So far, 50 workers out of the trapped 55, have already been rescued safely and shifted to the hospital while the rescue operation is currently going on in full swing at a height of 10,500 feet.

The incident occurred near the Mana Pass in northern Uttarakhand state on Friday, initially trapping 55 construction workers.

A tragic snow avalanche occurred in the state of Uttarakhand, India, burying many people. Rescue services are conducting intensive operations to reach the victims. Indian media reported that at least 57 people were trapped in a snow avalanche that descended on a national highway in Badrinath Dham,

At least 41 people are still trapped after an avalanche in Uttarakhand, India. The avalanche occurred near a highway in the Chamoli region, adjoining Tibet... and less than 5 km (3 miles) from the popular Hindu temple of Badrinath.