Nearly 50 construction workers in India were saved from an avalanche, which killed eight others, thanks to the metal containers they were sleeping in, according to local media reports.

Eight road construction workers died after becoming trapped under an avalanche in northern India, the Indian Army said on Sunday. Rescuers operating in several feet of snow evacuated 46 other workers. The workers were buried by the snow early on Friday in the village of Mana, in the state of Uttarakhand, as the avalanche hit their camp site.

The Indian army says at least 4 workers have died a day after an avalanche swept away a large construction crew working on a highway near India’s mountainous border with Tibet

The incident occurred near the Mana Pass in northern Uttarakhand state on Friday, initially trapping 55 construction workers.

More than 50 workers were submerged under snow and debris after avalanche hit construction camp Friday near Mana village on the border with Tibet in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand

The death toll from an avalanche in northern India climbed to seven on Sunday as survivors recalled their dramatic rescue after hours buried under the snow and debris.

DEHRADUN: The death toll from an avalanche in northern India climbed to seven on Sunday as survivors recalled their dramatic rescue after hours buried under the snow and debris. Rescuers recovered three bodies and were looking for the last remaining person still missing,