3 Soldiers killed, 1 missing as Avalanche hits Army post in Machil

Manglore Today News Network

New Delhi, Jan 14, 2020: Three soldiers have been killed and one is missing after an avalanche hit an army post in Jammu and Kashmir’s Machil sector in Kupwara district on Monday, NDTV reported.

 

One soldier is in hospital with injuries. The avalanche hit the army post at around 1 pm on Monday.

In another avalanche, five civilians have been killed after nine people came under an avalanche in Sonmarg in Ganderbal district. Officials say four persons have been rescued after overnight rescue operations.

Due to heavy snowfall in the last 48 hours, there have been multiple avalanches in several areas in north Kashmir after which a number of soldiers were rescued.

On Monday, two teenage girls trapped under a heap of snow after an avalanche in Baramulla district were rescued by locals, officials said.