At least four workers died after Annan Avalanche cleaned the Great Construction Staff Working on the highway near the Indian mountain border with Tibet, the Indian army said on Saturday.

At the Mana mountain pass in the state of North At Friday, Mana Pass took place in Mana Pass, and at first 55 builders appeared in the snow. The rescuers took 50 employees, after which the four died four, the Indian army said.

It is said that the search for five missing workers continued, as many teams of rescuers and military helicopters scan the scene. The statement did not specify the number of victims, but said that “priority has arisen for evacuation.”

Senior Administrative Official Namnorthawta said that some of the employees were seriously injured and hospitalized.

Many trapped workers were labor migrants who worked on the highway expansion and the download project 50 km (31 miles), the last village of the Indian side passing through Tibet.

“The rescue operations have been slow due to heavy snowfall, and the area is left unavailable,” said Kamles, a spokesman for the Indian-Tibetan police officer. He said that the rescuers have to work with several feet snow, snowstorms and poor visibility.

Avalanches and landslides are widespread at the upper reach of the Himalayans, especially during the winter season.

Scientists have warned, but the climate change promotes human burns of fossil fuels Extreme weather events make it heavier And less predictable, because winter and ice are melting faster, and storm systems are dominated by warmer oceans.

In 2021, almost 100 people died after the huge The glacier fell into the riverprovoking flashes. Monsoon Floods and landslides in 2013 killed 6,000 people and led to calls for review of state development projects.