4 soldiers, 2 porters killed after avalanche hits Army positions in Siachen
19/11/2019
JAMMU, Nov 18: Six persons including four soldiers and two porters were killed in an avalanche in the Siachen Glacier on Monday.
An avalanche hit Army positions in the Siachen Glacier after which eight personnel are stuck under the snow. The avalanche had hit the Army positions in the northern glacier at around 3:30 pm today. The altitudes in the northern glacier are around 18,000 feet and above, according to sources. The Army personnel hit by the avalanche were part of a patrolling party consisting of eight persons and were in the northern glacier when the incident happened.
Sources said that the patrolling party, including porters, were evacuating another person who had fallen sick at his post.
Siachen Glacier is the world's highest battlefield and more troops have been killed in weather and terrain-related incidents in the area than in enemy firing. India has deployed troops in its territory since 1984 after Pakistan tried to usurp the glacier by sending its troops and mountaineering expeditions in the area.
However a army spokesperson said Eight personnel operating in the Northern Sector of Siachen Glacier at an altitude of 19,000 feet were hit by an avalanche on 18 November 2019. Avalanche Rescue Teams from the nearby posts were rushed to the location for rescue work. All eight personnel were pulled out of the avalanche debris. Seven individuals who were critically injured, accompanied by medical teams, providing critical care were evacuated by helicopters to nearest Military Hospital, where all life saving resuscitative measures were instituted. Despite best efforts six casualties, which include four soldiers and two civilian porters succumbed to extreme hypothermia.
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