Overview
- CCTV captured a large avalanche sweeping through Sonamarg in Ganderbal around 10:12 pm on January 27, with officials reporting no casualties.
- Authorities issued a high-level avalanche warning for vulnerable zones in Ganderbal, advising residents, tourists, and transporters to avoid prone areas as police and SDRF teams monitor conditions.
- Uttarakhand placed Uttarkashi, Chamoli, and Rudraprayag under an orange avalanche alert, with officials restricting travel on higher routes and restoring sections of the Gangotri and Yamunotri highways using snow chains where required.
- Himachal Pradesh reported 885–889 roads blocked, including four national highways, and 3,237 power transformers out of service, as state agencies work to clear routes and restore utilities.
- Further events included a reported avalanche in Kishtwar’s Warwan valley with no recorded damage and viral footage of a fast-moving ‘river of snow’ in Pangi, Chamba, underscoring continued slope instability.