Uttarakhand: Dozens missing in Indian Himalayas avalanche

At least 25 people are still missing in a remote part of the country's north.

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Senior district official Sandeep Tiwari told BBC Hindi that 32 workers had been rescued and moved to an army camp nearby.

The avalanche hit a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp in the village of Mana, which shares a border with Tibet, officials say.

Officials said rescue operations were continuing in extreme weather amid heavy snowfall.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami wrote on X that rescue work was being carried out by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the BRO and other teams.

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