10 trainees of Nehru Mountaineering Institute have been killed after after an avalanche hit the Danda-2 mountain peak located in Gangotri range of Garhwal region in Uttarakhand.
29 trainees of the institute were trapped in the avalanche out of which 8 were rescued, according to officials.
According to an India Today report, they were part of a trekking group from the institute that consisted of 33 trainees and 7 instructors.
A joint relief and rescue operation is being carried out by NDRF, SDRF, ITBP and Army.
Draupadi Ka Danda peak is located at a height of 5,006 metres.