Indian Army in a statement said that rescue operations are underway in Kameng Sector of Arunachal Pradesh to rescue a patrol hit by an avalanche.
A combined team of Indian Army, Air Force and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) assisted by a helicopter are engaged in rescue operations, it said.
An avalanche badly hit in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district.
An Army soldier was killed and two others were injured after an avalanche hit a post along the LoC in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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.
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.
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 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.
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. A Srinagar-based defence spokesperson said the Army patrol was operating at an altitude of approximately 18,000 feet in Southern Siachen Glacier when it was hit by the avalanche during the early hours of Saturday.
An Army patrol operating at an altitude of approximately 18,000 feet in Southern Siachen Glacier was hit by an avalanche. An Avalanche Rescue Team (ART) following the patrol immediately rushed and managed to locate and pull out all members
The avalanche had hit the Northern Glacier at around 3.30 pm where the altitude is around 18,000 feet and above.
The avalanche had hit the Northern Glacier at around 3.30 pm where the altitude is around 18,000 feet and above.
Eight Army jawans are stuck under snow after an avalanche hits Army positions in the Siachen Glacier on Monday. The rescue and recovery operations are on by the troops at the spot.
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