An avalanche near the India-China border resulted in four deaths and four missing workers. Rescue efforts, hindered by deep snow and harsh weather, retrieved bodies and saved 47 workers, while the search for the missing continues.

Officials in India say more than 40 construction workers are missing after an avalanche hit their camp in Uttarakhand state.

One of the 48 workers of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), who were rescued from the debris of an avalanche that hit Uttarakhand's Chamoli on Friday, died during treatment for injuries. Seven are yet to be retrieved.

At least four people died from their injuries in India after an avalanche hit a remote border area, officials said on Saturday, as rescuers deployed helicopters to search for the remaining five missing.

A rescue operation is under way after the avalanche swept away road construction workers in the village of Mana.

Rescuers were racing against time to search for more than 20 construction workers missing after an avalanche in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Friday following heavy snowfall, the army

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

Search teams in northern India on Saturday attempted to rescue 22 workers believed to be trapped after an avalanche hit a remote border area, officials and local media said. The workers were buried under snow and debris after the avalanche hit a construction camp near a village on the border with Tibet in Chamoli district on Friday.

A massive search and rescue mission is underway after dozens of workers became trapped or missing after a massive avalanche in India on Wednesday.