Tag: avalanche

Two Polish skiiers buried under avalanche at Gulmarg, 21 rescued

A joint rescue operation of the JKP and the Tourism Department helped save the lives of 19 foreign skiers and 2 local guides. Senior police officers of the district were personally supervising the rescue operations.

February 1, 2023

Army rescues 172 tunnel workers trapped in avalanche

The workers engaged in the construction of Ladakh's tunnel on Kashmir side opening were trapped when at around 5.40 pm an avalanche struck the workshop area near village Sarbal, Sonamarg.

January 15, 2023

Avalanche hits J&K’s Gurez

Officials said that the avalanche hit Jurniyal village but no damage has been reported.

January 14, 2023

Three soldiers killed in avalanche in Machhal Sector

The incident occurred when a snow slide struck a patrol party. Two other soldiers were rescued and shifted to the hospital.

November 19, 2022

28 mountaineers trapped in avalanche at Danda-2 peak in Uttrakhand; rescue underway

Rescue operations are underway to rescue the trapped, all trainees of the Nehru Mountaineering Institute of Uttarkashi.

October 4, 2022

Avalanche again hits hills near Kedarnath temple

Avalanche continued to strike Kedarnath region as the devotees witnessed a snow storm on the hills of Kedarnath around 6 a.m. on Saturday. Seeing the snow storm, the devotees who reached Kedarnath got panicked.

October 1, 2022

Jai Ram condoles demise of 2 HP soldiers in Arunachal avalanche

The two soldiers of Himachal Pradesh, Ankesh Bhardwaj and Rajesh Singh were the natives of Ghumarwin in Bilaspur district and Baijnath in Kangra district respectively.

February 11, 2022

Missing soldier’s body found 7 months after LoC avalanche in Gulmarg

When Havildar Rajendra Singh Negi could not be found for several months he was presumed killed in action and declared a 'battle casualty' in May this year.

August 17, 2020

Avalanche in North Sikkim kills one officer and soldier

Others who were part of the team, comprising 17 or 18 members, are safe the Army stated.

May 15, 2020

5 killed in avalanche in eastern Turkey; 2 reported missing

The avalanche occurred late on Tuesday near the mountain-surrounded town of Bahcesehir, in Van province, which borders Iran.

February 5, 2020

3 soldiers killed, 1 missing, 1 injured as avalanche hits Army post in J-K

One of the soldiers was rescued and sent to a hospital with injuries.

January 14, 2020

Kashmir: 4 soldiers trapped in avalanches near LoC in Kupwara, Bandipora

Search and rescue operations got suspended due to bad weather conditions, which were carried out till late Tuesday.

December 4, 2019

Avalanche in Siachen Glacier kills 2 soldiers, rescue team reached

The Indian army in a statement said that an Avalanche Rescue Team (ART) following the Army patrol team immediately rushed to the spot.

November 30, 2019

Siachen avalanche: Defence Minister condoles death of army personnel, porters

A group of eight persons, including six Army personnel and two porters were struck by the avalanche at an altitude of 19,000 ft around 3 pm.

November 19, 2019

Avalanche kills mountaineer, injures 6 in Pakistan

A seven-member Pakistan-Italian friendship expedition and the local mountaineer had started their adventure to climb an unknown 5,300-metre peak in the Hindukush mountain range in Ishkoman valley on June 2.

June 18, 2019

Five bodies spotted in aerial photographs, scattered rucksacks hint climbers killed in avalanche

In an aerial survey, the IAF team traced bodies of five mountaineers and their rucksacks.

June 3, 2019

Kinnaur avalanche: Bodies of remaining two Indian Army jawans retrieved

On the sixth day of the operation, officials had said that the chances of the survival of those trapped in the snow were slim.

March 14, 2019