Severe snowfall and rainfall disrupt normal life in North India

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An avalanche in Uttarakhand buried 41 laborers alive, while heavy snowfall and rains claimed two lives in Jammu and major roads were blocked as heavy snowfall and rains battered North India.

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The danger of a fresh avalanche looms in the upper regions of Himachal Pradesh.

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A thick white coat of snow enveloped several parts of North India due to incessant snowfall.

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Heavy rains lashed Jammu and Himachal Pradesh for the third consecutive day, leading authorities to shut schools in multiple districts.

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The mercury dropped in most parts of Punjab and Haryana due to the rain.

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Forty-one BRO laborers working to clear snow near the high-altitude border village of Mana in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district were trapped under an avalanche.

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The snowslide had initially buried 57 men, but 16 were pulled out safely.

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The avalanche buried a camp of the Border Roads Organization between Mana and Badrinath.

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Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and SDRF are carrying out the rescue operations amid continuing snowfall and rain.

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