Srinagar: Six 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 (LoC) on Wednesday evening in which several soldiers were trapped, the army official said. The official said another avalanche hit a patrol party which was on its way to a post in Gurez sector on Wednesday evening. 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 Sonmarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district while four members of a family died in another avalanche in Gurez sector.

Source: Mint January 26, 2017 08:47 UTC