Ten trapped by avalanche in J&K

Rescuers yesterday battled to reach the site of an avalanche that buried 10 people in Indian-administered Kashmir following two days of heavy snowfall across the region, police said. The avalanche hit a fire emergency facility late Thursday in the Banihal area of the Kashmir valley. Six police, two prisoners and two other personnel had taken refuge there during a storm. The avalanche in Banihal came after two days of heavy snowfall that cut electricity supplies to many areas and blocked roads.