Four people who were trapped in an avalanche that struck a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) project at Mana in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli have succumbed to their injuries, the Indian Army said Friday as rescue operations continued for the second day. Meanwhile, 50 of the 55 trapped have been declared safe while five remain missing.

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Four Army choppers have been pressed into rescue operations to save eight people still trapped under snow in the avalanche that struck near Mana Village in Chamoli district of the state, district magistrate Sandeep Tiwari said on Saturday.