Dozens of construction workers have been pulled alive from metal containers after they were trapped by a deadly Himalayan avalanche for around 36 hours, according to authorities in northern India.

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.