India, Feb. 28 -- At least 57 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers were feared trapped after an avalanche struck near Mana pass area in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday, officials said.

So far, 12 workers have been rescued, said officials. Mana Pass area is around 52 km north of Badrinath Dham and over 310km from Dehradun.

Sandeep Tiwari, district magistrate (DM) Chamoli said that 57 workers of BRO camp are feared trapped under snow avalanche.

"Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Army have started rescue operations and so far, 12 people have been rescued. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are trying to reach there. The road to the affected area is blocked", he said....