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Six Army personnel killed as avalanche hits Army camp in J-K

Rescue operations were immediately launched in the extremely bad weather and heavy snow fall

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Operations by the specialized teams of the Army and the Air Force in progress to search for the bodies of the soldiers hit by an avalanche, in Siachen. Photo: PTI

ANI Udhampur
At least six Army personnel have lost their lives in avalanche that struck Army camp in Gurez Sector of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday.

Rescue operations were immediately launched in the extremely bad weather and heavy snow fall.

In another avalanche in the same area yesterday, one Army patrol moving towards the post went missing.

The area continues to receive heavy snow fall.

Braving inhospitable weather conditions, rescue operations are in progress.

Further details are awaited.
 

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First Published: Jan 26 2017 | 4:11 PM IST

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