<p>Ten mountaineers were killed in an avalanche at Mount Draupadi Ka Danda - II peak in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Tuesday, officials said.</p>.<p>A team of 34 trainee mountaineers and seven instructors from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) was caught in an avalanche while returning, NIM Principal Colonel Amit Bisht said.</p>.<p>Ten bodies were sighted, of which four have been recovered, he added.</p>.<p>The avalanche occurred at 8.45 am, he said.</p>.<p>Uttarkashi Disaster Management Officer Devendra Patwal said eight of those trapped were rescued by their team members.</p>.<p>The National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and a team of mountaineers from the NIM have launched rescue operations, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said in a tweet.</p>.<p>The chief minister also spoke to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the phone and sought the help of the army in expediting rescue operations.</p>
<p>Ten mountaineers were killed in an avalanche at Mount Draupadi Ka Danda - II peak in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Tuesday, officials said.</p>.<p>A team of 34 trainee mountaineers and seven instructors from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) was caught in an avalanche while returning, NIM Principal Colonel Amit Bisht said.</p>.<p>Ten bodies were sighted, of which four have been recovered, he added.</p>.<p>The avalanche occurred at 8.45 am, he said.</p>.<p>Uttarkashi Disaster Management Officer Devendra Patwal said eight of those trapped were rescued by their team members.</p>.<p>The National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and a team of mountaineers from the NIM have launched rescue operations, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said in a tweet.</p>.<p>The chief minister also spoke to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the phone and sought the help of the army in expediting rescue operations.</p>