A labourer died and 49 were pulled out alive from the snow that engulfed a BRO camp in the high-altitude Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district as rescuers raced against time to find survivors

Uttarakhand | 14 civilians have been rescued and evacuted from avalanche site by Indian Army this morning. Search and rescue operations continuing for more than 24 hours. With slight respite in the weather, three injured personnel evacuated from Mana to Joshimath for critical… pic.twitter.com/46gJQYxq8B

55 BRO labourers were trapped under the avalanche on Friday, out of which 33 were rescued. Rain and snowfall hampered the rescue efforts, leading to the operation being suspended as night fell. Personnel from the Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), based in Mana, resumed rescue operations early on Saturday.