Army Rescues Five Personnel Hit by Avalanche in J&K

The army launched rescue operations to retrieve the personnel soon after the avalanche hit.

The five soldiers, who were earlier reported trapped in an avalanche in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir, were rescued.

The personnel were hit in Kupwara district, and the army launched rescue operations.

More than 20 people, including 15 army personnel, have already died in avalanches since Wednesday caused by fresh snowfall across Jammu and Kashmir over the past four days. Two avalanches hit army personnel in Gurez sector on Wednesday evening, trapping and killing several soldiers under the debris.

Please find attached a statement on the names of soldiers martyred in the avalanches that hit Gurez and Sonamrag in J&K @adgpi pic.twitter.com/0P6Ap0nGY2

— NorthernComd.IA (@NorthernComd_IA) January 27, 2017

(With inputs from ANI.)