Tourists stranded, highway closed for 5 days as heavy snowfall hits Kashmir valley

Tourists stranded, highway closed for 5 days as heavy snowfall hits Kashmir valley

FP Staff March 9, 2015, 12:12:03 IST

Heavy snowfall ensured that the highway has been closed for 5 days with many tourists stranded in Kashmir. Here are the photos.

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In this photo, Kashmiri guides pull sleighs carrying tourists after heavy snowfall in in Gulmarg on Sunday. Heavy snowfall ensured that the highway has been closed for 5 days with many tourists stranded in Kashmir. PTI

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CRPF trucks stranded on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, closed due to snowfall, at Lower Manda in Qazigund on Saturday. PTI

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Trucks stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway at Qazigund on Friday. The highway remained closed on the 5th consecutive day due to heavy snowfall and landslides. PTI

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Vehicles stranded near Jawahar Tunnel on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Friday. PTI

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People stranded due to heavy snowfall being evacuated during a rescue operation by the Air Force in Kishtwar on Thursday. PTI

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People stranded due to heavy snowfall being evacuated during a rescue operation by the Air Force in Kishtwar, Kashmir on Thursday. PTI

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A group of students huddle under umbrellas during heavy snowfall in Srinagar on Sunday. PTI

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A man walks on a snow-covered road at a tourist resort after heavy snow-fall in Kashmir valley in Gulmarg. PTI

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