The avalanche, reportedly, hit a vehicle carrying nine people at Sadhna Top in Tangdhar area.
At least five people have been killed after an avalanche hit Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday afternoon.
In a rescue operation, two people have been safely evacuated, whereas two more are believed to be trapped.
The avalanche, reportedly, hit a vehicle (passenger taxi) at Sadhna Top in Tangdhar area.
#WATCH J&K: 9 people, including a vehicle carrying 6 people, went missing in avalanche in Kupwara's Tangdhar, yesterday. Search and rescue operations still underway. (5.1.2018) pic.twitter.com/29WzCqdGx2
- ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2018
An engineer of the Border Roads Organization (BRO) is also among those who have been killed.
More details awaited.
With inputs from Shuja-ul-Haq