Kashmir landslide: Massive rocks crash onto NH-1 near Baramulla; motorists run for cover

SRINAGAR: A monolithic landslide connected Friday greeting disrupted postulation connected the Srinagar–Baramulla–Uri highway, officials said.The landslide occurred connected the Baramulla agelong of NH-1. A video shared by quality bureau PTI showed immense rocks and mounds of ungraded crashing down the mountainside arsenic motorists scramble for cover.The Kashmir Valley is presently successful the grip of a terrible acold question with dense fog crossed respective areas, portion the higher reaches proceed to person dense snowfall.

The portion is successful the mediate of Chilla-e-Kalan — a 40-day play marked by aggravated wintertime conditions during which nighttime temperatures often plunge good beneath freezing.Minimum temperatures dropped further connected Thursday nighttime owed to wide skies, adjacent arsenic the meteorological section forecast mostly adust upwind successful the coming days.Tourist destinations specified arsenic Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg, on with respective higher reaches, received caller snowfall connected Wednesday night.Despite the snowfall, wide skies led to a dip successful temperatures crossed the Valley. Srinagar — the summertime superior of Jammu and Kashmir — woke up to a sunny morning.The metropolis recorded a minimum somesthesia of 0.1°C, down from 2.2°C the erstwhile night, officials added.(With bureau inputs)