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Chances of finding survivors remote: MoD on solders trapped in Siachen avalanche
February 04, 2016
"With deepest regret we have to state that chances of finding any survivors are very remote," Defence Spox, MoD on the 10 soldiers trapped in Siachen Glacier avalanche.
The army today said there were "remote chances" of
finding the 10 soldiers trapped after an avalanche at the Siachen
Glacier yesterday.
"It is a tragic event and we salute the soldiers who braved all
challenges to guard our frontiers and made the ultimate sacrifice in the
line of duty," the army said in a statement.
Rescuers with dogs are carving through massive chunks of ice to search
for the soldiers who have been missing since a wall of ice, a kilometre
wide and 600 metres high, came crashing down on their post.
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