Dozens of construction workers have been pulled out alive from metal containers after they were buried by a snow avalanche in Uttarakhand, India. They survived as the containers, which the workers were living in,

More than 40 construction workers were missing after an avalanche in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Friday following heavy snowfall, officials said.

More than 50 workers submerged under snow and debris after an avalanche hit a construction camp in Uttarakhand state.

Dozens of construction workers have been rescued alive after being buried for nearly two days in metal containers following a powerful avalanche in Uttarakhand, northern India, according to officials.

Eight road construction workers died after becoming trapped under an avalanche in northern India, the Indian Army said on Sunday. Rescuers operating in several feet of snow evacuated 46 other workers. The workers were buried by the snow early on Friday in the village of Mana, in the state of Uttarakhand, as the avalanche hit their camp site.

Given the increasing frequency of such disasters, the government aims to set up better early warning systems and improve emergency response times

The avalanche hit the BRO camp between Mana and Badrinath on February 28, burying 54 workers inside eight containers and a shed.

Authorities say at least 25 people remain trapped after avalanche hits a work camp, burying dozens under the snow.

The Indian army says at least 4 workers have died a day after an avalanche swept away a large construction crew working on a highway near India's mountainous border with Tibet.

Kangra Deputy Commissioner Hem Raj said all those families affected by the disaster were transported to safer places and further restoration work is underway.