Srinagar, April 15 -- Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) on Sunday issued an avalanche warning in the higher reaches of two districts of Kashmir during next 24 hours. An avalanche with a "medium danger" level is likely to occur above 2400 metres over the north Kashmir district of Kupwara and central Kashmir's Ganderbal districts in the next 24 hours, officials said.

People living in these areas have been advised to take precautions and avoid venturing into the avalanche-prone areas till further orders. Kashmir valley was lashed by widespread rains during the past 24 hours and some upper reaches also received a fresh snowfall prompting authorities to issue a fresh avalanche warning as a precautionary measure for the p...