Weather alert has changed once again in many states of the country. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts that the western disturbance is likely to affect the weather, due to which hail and thundershowers along with rain may occur in various states of the country.
Jammu & Kashmir : Around 2 PM today, an avalanche was recorded in Gulmarg, trapping three foreigners. Tragically, one among them is dead, one injured, and one still remains missing. Five skiers were rescued and are being treated at a local hospital. An avalanche hit the slopes of Kongdoor, leaving several skiers trapped. The foreigners.
Heavy snowfall was recorded on higher altitude areas-peaks amid red alert warning in Himachal Pradesh. Due to this, more than 350 roads and more than 450 electricity transformers came to a standstill. Vehicular movement has been stopped for Atal Tunnel Rohtang. At the same time, even today, orange alert has been given for heavy rain.
Western disturbance is becoming active once again in North India. Its effect will be seen in Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh. A warning of rain and hailstorm has been issued in Haryana for 2 days from tomorrow (February 19). The weather will be bad in Panchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Sonipat,.