Eight people including three army men, killed due to avalanche, drowning in J&K
SRINAGAR: Eight people including three army men were killed as avalanches hit different areas and extreme downpour caused minor floods in some parts of J&K.
Three army men were killed in Batalik sector in J&K’s Ladakh region, as multiple avalanches hit the army post on Thursday afternoon due to extreme weather conditions in the state.
Two army men rescued from the spot have received injuries and have been shifted to hospital. The bodies of two army men killed were retrieved on Thursday evening while third army man who was killed was retrieved on Friday morning.
“Spl teams toiled inhospitable weather& 15feet snow overnight; body of 3rd solider retrieved. Soldiers martyred guarding icy heights,” Army’s Northern Command tweeted on Friday morning. They further informed that another avalanche has hit the army post in Kaksar sector but no casualty has been reported.
This year, at least 20 Army personnel including a major were killed in snow avalanches in separate avalanche incidents in Gurez, Sonamarg and Kupwara areas of north Kashmir.
Heavy rainfall and abnormal snowfall in April, triggered panic in Kashmir as water level crossed danger mark in river Jehlum and all other tributaries and rivulets on Thursday.
Five people were killed due to bad weather conditions and consequential flooding and avalanches. According to reports quoting government officials, father son duo of Kargil was buried in avalanche, a minor girl in Kupwara was drowned, a woman in Rajouri was struck by lightning, while another man was drowned in Kokernag area, when the vehicle he was travelling in plunged into the river. Another man is still missing in Kokernag area.
Three army men were killed in Batalik sector in J&K’s Ladakh region, as multiple avalanches hit the army post on Thursday afternoon due to extreme weather conditions in the state.
Two army men rescued from the spot have received injuries and have been shifted to hospital. The bodies of two army men killed were retrieved on Thursday evening while third army man who was killed was retrieved on Friday morning.
“Spl teams toiled inhospitable weather& 15feet snow overnight; body of 3rd solider retrieved. Soldiers martyred guarding icy heights,” Army’s Northern Command tweeted on Friday morning. They further informed that another avalanche has hit the army post in Kaksar sector but no casualty has been reported.
This year, at least 20 Army personnel including a major were killed in snow avalanches in separate avalanche incidents in Gurez, Sonamarg and Kupwara areas of north Kashmir.
Heavy rainfall and abnormal snowfall in April, triggered panic in Kashmir as water level crossed danger mark in river Jehlum and all other tributaries and rivulets on Thursday.
Five people were killed due to bad weather conditions and consequential flooding and avalanches. According to reports quoting government officials, father son duo of Kargil was buried in avalanche, a minor girl in Kupwara was drowned, a woman in Rajouri was struck by lightning, while another man was drowned in Kokernag area, when the vehicle he was travelling in plunged into the river. Another man is still missing in Kokernag area.
