Summary:
Shimla/Manali: A fresh avalanche at Shipki La on Thursday morning hampered ongoing rescue operations for the missing five Army jawans, who were trapped in an avalanche in Namgiya area of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. At Ratauli village of Udaipur subdivision, an avalanche in Panga nullah has blocked the flow of Chenab waters. Due to heavy snowfall, educational institutions have been closed for Friday and Saturday in the district. Although vehicular traffic was restored on Thursday morning, landslides at various places along the stretch made driving extremely dangerous at several places. An avalanche hit the Solang valley, located 13 kms from Manali town in the evening, plunging an entire village with around 45 houses, into darkness as the power cables snapped..