Eight road construction workers died after becoming trapped under an avalanche in northern India, the Indian Army said on Sunday. Rescuers operating in several feet of snow evacuated 46 other workers.

At least four workers have died after an avalanche swept away a large construction crew working on a highway near India’s mountainous border with Tibet, Indian army said Saturday.

Dozens of construction workers in India have been pulled alive from metal containers after being trapped by a deadly avalanche for roughly 36 hours. The Indian Army launched a rescue operation after heavy snowfall triggered the Himalayan avalanche last Friday near a construction site.

Fifty people were initially rescued after being buried under snow and debris, but four eventually succumbed to their injuries and died, authorities said, according to AFP, BBC and

At least four workers have died after an avalanche swept away a large construction crew working on a highway near India’s mountainous border with Tibet, the Indian army said Saturday. The incident took place near the Mana Pass in northern Uttarakhand state on Friday.

In this handout photo supplied by the Indian Army, a team carries out rescue operations for trapped construction workers who were swept away by an avalanche near the Mana Pass in northern Uttarakhand state in Chamoli district,

Dozens of construction workers have been pulled alive from metal containers after they were trapped by a deadly Himalayan avalanche for around 36 hours, according to authorities in northern India. The Indian Army launched a rescue operation after heavy snowfall triggered the avalanche last Friday near a construction site in the village of Mana,

At least four people are dead and others are still missing after an avalanche occurred near India's border with Tibet. The Indian Army and other authorities have launched search and rescue operations in the area to find the remaining missing people.

Eight road construction workers died after becoming trapped under an avalanche in northern India, the Indian Army said on Sunday. Rescuers operating in several feet of snow evacuated 46 other workers. The workers were buried by the snow early on Friday in the village of Mana, in the state of Uttarakhand, as the avalanche hit their camp site.

The Indian Army concluded the search and rescue operations at the Mana area of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Sunday. These operations were part of the relief efforts to rescue the trapped Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers after the avalanche on February 28.

Nearly 50 construction workers in India were saved from an avalanche, which killed eight others, thanks to the metal containers they were sleeping in, according to local media reports.

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