Heavy snowfall in parts of Jammu and Kashmir has affected road transport and essential services such as power supply and hospital operations.
A nine-year-old girl has been killed and three members of a nomadic family were injured when a landslide struck their tent in Rajouri district on Saturday night.
There are reports of damage to apple plantations that have been buried under a thick layer of snow.
On Saturday, over 300 passengers, including dozens of security personnel, were rescued after they were caught in heavy snowfall near Jawahar tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the police said. Fresh landslides occurred at multiple places between Ramban and Banihal sectors, and it was not possible to allow stranded passengers to move towards Jammu.
