An Indo-Tibetan Border Police team on Friday recovered the bodies of five Border Road Organisation personnel, who went missing near Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir [Images], official sources said.

"One BRO personnel from the team is still missing," the sources added.

The BRO men were reported missing when a massive snow avalanche struck Qazigund and Jawahar Tunnel on February 20 and 21.

Meanwhile, 1,275 people, who were stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, crossed the Pir Panjal range on foot and reached Qazigund on Thursday, the sources said.

A few hours after the passengers crossed the avalanche-prone area, fresh avalanches blocked the road near the tunnel, sources said.

They said the BRO would trigger 'artificial avalanches' to clear the highway.

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