Two soldiers killed, four rescued after multiple avalanches in Batalik Sector
An avalanche warning was issued for areas in Jammu and Kashmir earlier on Thursday.
Two soldier lost their lives after multiple avalanches hit Batalik sector in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Army officials said that four soldiers have been rescued so far.
Since Tuesday, fresh snowfall triggered multiple avalanches, one of which buried an Army post in Batalik with five soldiers inside.
A high-danger avalanche warning has been issued for Kargil district and a medium-danger warning for districts of north Kashmir following heavy rainfall and snow in the region on Thursday.
Earlier, this January as many as 20 army personnel lost their lives in three separate incidents of avalanches in Sonamarg area of Ganderbal, Gurez in Bandipora and Machhil in Kupwara districts
OneIndia News
More From
-
Thunderstorm Warning In Delhi NCR: IMD Issues Orange Alert Amid Sudden Weather Shift -
UP STF Nabs Maulana Abdullah Salim Over Controversial Comment On CM Yogi's Mother -
Masood Azhar’s Brother Mohammad Tahir Dies In Pakistan Under Mysterious Circumstances, Cause Yet To Be Known -
VerSe Innovation Appoints P.R. Ramesh as Independent Director and Chair of Audit Committee to Strengthen Governance Ahead of Next Phase of Growth -
“Not Going To Be There Too Much Longer”: Trump Signals Endgame In Iran War -
Iran Threatens To Hit US Companies in Region From April 1, Names Microsoft, Apple, Tesla, Boeing -
‘IPL Official’ Found Dead in Mumbai Hotel, Probe Underway -
Leander Paes To Contest West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026? Tennis Star Joins BJP Ahead of Assembly Polls -
April 1 Rule Changes: PAN, New Tax Law, ATM, FASTag, Cards to Impact Millions, What’s Changing? -
China, Pakistan Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Iran War, Push Peace Talks ‘As Soon As Possible’ -
Are Banks Closed or Open Today on Mahavir Jayanti? RBI Issues Special March 31 Instructions -
Iran’s New Hormuz Plan Targets Global Shipping with Tolls, What Does It Mean?
Click it and Unblock the Notifications
Sign in with Google