Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel, soldier martyred in north Sikkim avalanche
News | May 15, 2020 10:31 ISTTwo men of the Indian Army's patrolling-cum-snow clearance party lost their lives in an avalanche that hit an Indian Army post in North Sikkim.
Two men of the Indian Army's patrolling-cum-snow clearance party lost their lives in an avalanche that hit an Indian Army post in North Sikkim.
An avalanche has hit Lugnak La region in Sikkim. As per initial reports, a patrolling cum snow clearance party of 17-18 soldiers came under the avalanche. An army officer and a soldier lost their lives while others were rescued after an intense search operation.
Manali-Keylong road was blocked on April 30 due to avalanche near Rohtang Pass at Rohni Nalla.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is conducting search operation in entire area of avalanche hit Bargul village in Lahaul. On April 13, a local villager was reported trapped in an avalanche.
The search of missing local villager continued on fourth consecutive day after avalanche hit Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh.
Five people were killed and seven injured when an avalanche hit a hill station in Pakistan's Abbottabad district. The avalanche hit on Tuesday night, reported the Xinhua news agency.
Two persons were reported missing while as many rescued from the debris in a snow avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Thursday, officials said.
Clearer weather on Wednesday has raised hopes amongst rescuers searching for missing four South Koreans and three Nepali in Annapurna Trekking Circuit of Nepal which was hit by an avalanche last Friday.
Mortal remains of Army personnel who lost his life in avalanche in Siachen glacier were brought to his native place in UP's Kanpur. Dharmendra lost his life on January 13 after heavy snowfall and avalanche hit the region. Family and loved ones gather
Giant avalanche was witnessed in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur on January 18. The horrific incident was caught on camera. Landscape turned opaque white. No injuries were reported in the incident.
A 12-year-old girl has miraculously survived after remaining buried for 18-hours after a massive avalanche hit her house in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Neelum Valley, officials said. Samina Bibi lived with her family in a three-storey house in Neelum Valley when the building was hit by an avalanche and got engulfed by snow on Tuesday.
The death toll in the massive avalanches and snow-related incidents in Pakistan and PoK rose to 111 as authorities deployed the Army to step up rescue efforts and to provide humanitarian aid to those hit by the harsh weather conditions in the country.
Three soldiers killed, one missing while another rescued as avalanche strikes Army post in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil sector on Tuesday
Avalanches may occur in Kullu, Shimla, Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur and Chamba districts till 5 pm on January 12, an SDMA official said.
Army personnel saved three porters who were stuck after avalanche hit them in JandK's Poonch.
In one of the incident, a foot patrol of the Army was hit by an avalanche in Dawar area of Gurez sector of Bandipora district, trapping two soldiers. While one of them was rescued alive, the body of the other soldier was recovered during search operations, the officials said.
A total of four jawans were reported missing as the news about the avalanche broke. One Army jawan was, however, later rescued by the teams. The avalanche was reported in Tangdhar area of Kupwara late on Tuesday.
Three Army jawans are missing in the avalanche which hit their post in the Tangdhar area of Kupwara. Other jawans have been rescued by the security forces.
The two avalanches hit Gurez sector of Bandipora and Karnah sector of Kupwara. The army has deployed rescue teams and search parties for the rescue operation. Army helicopters have also been deployed to find the missing Bravehearts.
Two Indian Army personnel were killed when an avalanche hit an army patrol in the southern Siachen glacier sector in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Saturday.
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