Posted BY: Bill | NwoReport
At least six tourists have been killed with much more feared being trapped in a huge avalanche in India.
The deadly avalanche struck near the Nathu La mountain pass, on India’s border with China, in the popular tourist destination Sikkim today.
Officials said that as many as 30 people were injured in the incident in the tiny northeastern state.
Around 22 survivors have been pulled from the snow and taken to hospital, but it is feared there are at least 70 people still trapped as rescuers scramble to their aid.
The incident took place on the outskirts of the capital of the Himalayan state, on the road to Changu lake, police official Tenzing Loden confirmed.