Four soldiers trapped in avalanches in Kashmir

December 04, 2019 09:42

At least four soldiers were trapped in two separate incidents of snow avalanches near the Line of Control in north Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. An avalanche hit an Army post in the Tangdhar area of Kupwara district on Tuesday afternoon where at least two soldiers were trapped. Search and rescue operations were carried out till late Tuesday evening but had to be suspended due to inclement weather. Rescue operations resumed on Wednesday morning.

In another incident, a foot patrol of the Army was hit by an avalanche in Dawar area of Gurez sector of Bandipora district, trapping two soldiers. Efforts were on to rescue the jawans. -- PTI

A file picture of rescue operations being carried out in Kulgam in February 2019 when an avalanche killed several policemen after heavy snowfall in Kashmir.

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