New Delhi:
Three Indian Army soldiers lost their lives after being hit by multiple avalanches in Batalik Sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday night.
Five soldiers of the Indian Army were trapped in Ladakh's Batalik sector after multiple avalanches hit the region, an Army official said on Thursday. Two of the five soldiers have been rescued.
"Unprecedented snowfall triggered multiple avalanches in Batalik Sector in which a post was buried. Five soldiers were trapped under the snow," an army official said.
Two of them soldiers were rescued on Thursday. Unfortunately, other three soldiers scummed to their injuries.
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According to MeT department officials, Srinagar received 83.9 mm rain and snowfall since yesterday while Kokernag in south Kashmir received 69.9 mm of rains in that period.
Pahalgam, also in south Kashmir, recorded rainfall of 64.2 mm of rains since Wednesday.
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As many as 20 Army personnel including a major and a Junior Commissioned Officer lost their lives in three separate incidents of avalanches in Sonamarg area of Ganderbal, Gurez in Bandipora and Machhil in Kupwara districts in January this year.
DETAILS OF SOLDIERS MARTYRED IN AVALANCHE AT BATALIK SECTOR
1. Havildar Prabhu Shayu Kirke
Age - 43 Years
Next of Kin - Smt Sucheta Kirke (Wife)
Address
Vill - SEMNA
Post - BINDHANI
Teh - RANCHI
Dist - RANCHI
State - JHARKHAND
2. Lance Naik Bihari Marandi
Age - 34 Years
Next of Kin - Sh Baban Maradi (father)
Address
Vill - RAMNATHPUR
Post - DEOPUR
Teh - HIRANPUR
Dist - PAKUR
State - JHARKHAND
3. Sepoy Kuldeep Lakra
Age - 22 Years
Next of Kin - Smt Goroti Kujur (mother)
Address
Vill - BISHAKHA TANGA
Post - BISHAKHA TANGA
Teh - RANCHIDist - RANCHI
State - JHARKHAND
