Zojila Pass: Snow Avalanche
A massive snow avalanche has hit the Zojila Pass in Ladakh.
- Zojila Pass, also known as ‘The Mountain Pass of Blizzards’, is a high mountain pass located in the Kargil district of Ladakh.
- It is located on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway (NH-1).
- It lies in the Greater Himalayan Range.
- Avalanche is a large amount of snow that quickly moves down a slope.
- It can be deadly because it will bury or sweep away anything in its path.
- Many different conditions make an avalanche possible.
- An avalanche is more likely to happen on a slope without trees or large rocks. These things help to keep snow in place.
- A weak layer of snow also makes an avalanche likely.
