Avalanche kills four Indian soldiers near Pakistan border in Ladakh
The area serves as the base camp for the Siachen Glacier, dubbed the world's highest battlefield
File photo shows an aerial view of an avalanche. PHOTO: AFP
SRINAGAR:
Four Indian soldiers have been killed by an avalanche in the remote Himalayan region of Ladakh near the border with Pakistan, a defence spokesperson said Monday.
The four were hit as they patrolled a glacier at an altitude of 18,000 feet (5,500 metres) on Sunday morning, Colonel S. D. Goswami said.
"Their bodies were retrieved today," Goswami told AFP.
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The area serves as the base camp for the Siachen Glacier, dubbed the world's highest battlefield, in the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan.
Avalanches and landslides are common in the area during the winter.
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Last year four soldiers died when their vehicle was buried under an avalanche near Leh, the main city of the high-altitude desert area.
Four Indian soldiers have been killed by an avalanche in the remote Himalayan region of Ladakh near the border with Pakistan, a defence spokesperson said Monday.
The four were hit as they patrolled a glacier at an altitude of 18,000 feet (5,500 metres) on Sunday morning, Colonel S. D. Goswami said.
"Their bodies were retrieved today," Goswami told AFP.
Pathankot air base attack: Gunfight hours after ‘all gunmen neutralised’
The area serves as the base camp for the Siachen Glacier, dubbed the world's highest battlefield, in the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan.
Avalanches and landslides are common in the area during the winter.
Two killed, 16 stranded in Naran Valley avalanche
Last year four soldiers died when their vehicle was buried under an avalanche near Leh, the main city of the high-altitude desert area.