Two avalanches hit Gurez sector in J&K, 10 soldiers killed, 'several' missing: Army

[Imran Khan]

Two avalanches hit Gurez sector in J&K, 10 soldiers killed, 'several' missing: Army
Agencies | Updated: Jan 26, 2017, 06.55 PM IST
Highlights

• 10 soldiers died while several others are missing after two avalanches in Gurez Sector of Kashmir
• Rescue operations were launched & 7 soldiers including a Junior Commissioned Officer were saved
• Authorities have issued a high danger avalanche warning in hilly parts of snow-bound Kashmir

Heavy snowfall at Gund on Srinagar-Sonamarg Road in Ganderbal district on 25th Jan, 2017. (PTI Photo)

SRINAGAR: Ten soldiers were killed while several others are missing after two avalanches in Gurez Sector of Kashmir, an army official said on Thursday.

An avalanche hit an army camp in Gurez sector+ of Bandipora district near the Line of Control last evening in which several soldiers were trapped, the army official said.

He said rescue operations were launched and seven soldiers including a Junior Commissioned Officer were saved.

"Bodies of three soldiers were retrieved his morning," he said.

The official said another avalanche hit a patrol party which was on its way to a post in Gurez sector last evening.

"Rescue teams were able to retrieve three bodies from the spot of the incident while some soldiers are still missing," the official said.

He said the exact number of missing soldiers was not yet known as heavy snowfall was hampering ongoing operations.

On Wednesday, an officer was killed in an avalanche at Sonamarg in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district while four members of a family died in another avalanche in Gurez sector.

Authorities have issued a high danger avalanche warning in hilly parts of snow-bound Kashmir valley in view of fresh snowfall which has been going on intermittently for past three days.
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[Valar Dohaeris]

Waiting for when they are going to blame it on Pakistan.

 

[Imran Khan]

Waiting for when they are going to blame it on Pakistan.

they can blame kali weapon

 

[Majet Raha]

such a sad news , hope all missing Jawan's be found alive

 

[Surya 1]

they can blame kali weapon

We can certainly blame but you guys do not have Kali. You should build something similar with the name of some Islamic invader like Gazanavi, Ghori etc.

 

[Imran Khan]

We can certainly blame but you guys do not have Kali. You should build something similar with the name of some Islamic invader like Gazanavi, Ghori etc.

it was kali's self destruction mode test

 

[proud_indian]

it was kali's self destruction mode test

itna khush na ho, they were soldiers doing their duty

 

[third eye]

Waiting for when they are going to blame it on Pakistan.

they can blame kali weapon

it was kali's self destruction mode test

Its a sad day when on a Military Forum posters make jest of death of soldiers in the line of duty.

 

[Windjammer]

J-K: Avalanche hits Army post in Kupwara district, several feared trapped

The incident happened two days after 14 soldiers were killed in twin avalanches that hit an Army post and a patrol party in the remote Gurez sector of north Kashmir.


Several soldiers have been trapped after an Army post caved in under heavy snow in Macchil sector near LoC in Kashmir on Saturday, news agency PTI reported. The latest avalanche struck the army post, two days after 14 soldiers were killed in twin avalanches that hit an Army post and a patrol party in the remote Gurez sector of north Kashmir.

According to ANI, at least five army personnel were hit by the avalanche as rescue operations are underway.

More details to follow.

http://indianexpress.com/article/in...wara-district-several-feared-trapped-4495593/

 

[Surya 1]

it was kali's self destruction mode test

It was means which one? The one which cause avalanche on Pakistani posts?

 

[Hindustani78]

Army soldiers clear snow from their stranded vehicle near a base camp in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: AP)

http://indianexpress.com/article/in...ashtra-soldiers-killed-in-avalanches-4495673/

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has condoled the death of three soldiers from the State in avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir. Fadnavis said he was pained by the death of soldiers Anand Gavai, Sanju Khandare and Vikas Samundare, and paid tributes to them. He tweeted, “Pained to know that 3 brave soldiers from Maharashtra lost their life in #Bandipura avalanche. My salutes to the courage shown by Anand Gavai & Sanju Khandare from Akola and Vikas Samundare from Beed.”

At least 14 soldiers were killed after snow avalanches hit an Army post and patrol party in Gurez sector, close to Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, earlier this week.

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http://indianexpress.com/article/in...diers-killed-in-avalanche-being-brought-home/
Bodies of three soldiers from Uttar Pradesh, who were killed in an avalanche in the Kashmir Valley, are scheduled to arrive home later on Saturday, officials said.

The three soldiers — Ajit Singh, Vijay Shukla and Azad Singh Yadav who hailed from Azamgarh, Pratapgarh and Farukkhabad districts, were killed in the avalanche in Gurez sector of Bandipora.

Elaborate arrangements were being made to take the bodies of the slain soldiers to their native villages, an official said.

At least 15 soldiers were killed in snow-triggered tragedies since Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir.

 

[Hindustani78]

A child lights candles during a special prayer ceremony for the soldiers who martyred in Snow avalanche, in Jammu, on Saturday.PTI Photo

 

[Hindustani78]

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/jammu-and-kashmir-avalanche-snow-5-soldiers-rescued-4496623/
Written by Bashaarat Masood | Srinagar | Published:January 29, 2017 4:09 am

Jammu-Srinagar national highway continued to be closed on Saturday due to avalanches at several places. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)


Five soldiers were rescued after they were trapped in snow while returning to their post at Machil along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. “An army patrol was moving towards their post in Machil when the track caved in,” defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia told The Sunday Express. “A rescue effort was launched immediately and all the five trapped soldiers were rescued”.

Heavy snowfall over the last week has triggered avalanches across the Valley. Several soldiers were buried under snow after an avalanche hit an Army post at Tulail on Wednesday. Another avalanche hit an Army patrol sometime later in the same village. Fourteen soldiers were killed in the two avalanches.

Earlier, Major Amit Sagar was killed when an avalanche hit his post at Sonamarg on Tuesday. Four soldiers were buried under the avalanche but were rescued. The Army has a large number of high altitude posts vulnerable to avalanches. The practice of relocating soldiers from such posts during winters was discontinued after the 1999 Kargil war. Fresh snowfall separately continued across the Kashmir valley, forcing authorities to issue avalanche alerts.

 

[thesolar65]

Its a sad day when on a Military Forum posters make jest of death of soldiers in the line of duty.

We can post some from past where more than 130 were killed, but shouldn't stoop that low.

 

[Hindustani78]

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat paying homage to Major Amit Sagar at a wreath laying ceremony in New Delhi.